While he has his supporters, some residents of Kyiv have met this ambition with skepticism.

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Yuliya Popova is the editor of the Kyiv Post, a multilingual online and print newspaper.

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Serbian's Vojvodina and Ukraine's Arsenal Kyiv received fines while the case against Polish side Lech Poznan was dropped.

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Ds in Sports Science from Kyiv University of Physical Science and Sports.

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After a 15-minute walk across this less touristy, yet still historical, part of the city, you will wind up at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

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Vitali Klitschko wants to be the Mayor of Kyiv.

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On 14 March, the Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv opened along the Dnipro River, one of the many new hotels coming to Ukraine and Poland in time for the 2012 European Championships.

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