Viktor Yushchenko's time as Ukraine's president has come back into the spotlight. Here's what to know about the former president who was poisoned.

Yushchenko contends he was poisoned in an assassination attempt by "government officials" who feared that he would defeat Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in elections.

In an interview Thursday, Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko says he's positive the government poisoned him before the nation's disputed elections.

Mr Yushchenko's doctor, Michael Zimpfer, said: "If this dose had been higher, it may have caused death. Instead, the politician got away with chloracne, a virulent form of acne and a hallmark of ...

Yushchenko, who faces Viktor Yanukovych in a rerun of a disputed presidential runoff on Dec. 26, has claimed that he was poisoned by Ukrainian authorities, who deny the charges.

Yushchenko says authorities poisoned him (Agencies) Updated: 2004-12-13 09:25. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday he was certain Ukraine's authorities had poisoned him with dioxin ...

LONDON -- The dioxin that poisoned Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in 2004 was so pure that it was definitely made in a laboratory, a new study says.

It is a story worthy of Frederick Forsyth. The candidate most likely to take the helm of a former Soviet republic, but who has powerful enemies in neighbouring Russia, is disfigured by a deadly ...

Poisoned Ukrainian President Says Investigators Closing In On Culprits. President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that investigators are closing in on those who poisoned him with a massive dose of ...

Ukraine's opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has said he is certain that authorities in Ukraine poisoned him. Yushchenko made the remarks in Kyiv late yesterday after returning ...

VIENNA, Austria – Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, doctors said Saturday, adding that the highly toxic chemical could have been put in the opposition ...