''Uryadovy Courier'' (, literally ''Governmental Courier'') is the national daily

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History and profile

Founded in 1990, ''Uryadovy Courier'' is published in Ukrainian, and is consistently among the top three newspapers. The first

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was Mykhailo M. Soroka. The current editor-in-chief of ''Uryadovy Courier'' is Sergii Braga. It caters to political and business readers, and is used as a source by

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news agencies. The ''Courier'' covers political, economic, cultural and sporting developments in Ukraine and around the world. However, the newspaper's principal focus is the work of the

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and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. As an official publication, the ''Courier'' has exclusive first-hand information from government sources. Presidential and

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s are published through the paper, as well as the most important laws passed by the Parliament of Ukraine. In 1994, ''Courier'' had a circulation of 190,770 copies. It was 202,750 copies in 1995 and 175,296 copies in 1996. It became 153,624 copies in 1997 and 146,793 copies in 1998. The 1999 circulation of the paper was 128,256 copies.

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