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Presiden Yanukovich's dubious deal
April 30, 2010By Michael Emerson The newly, democratically elected President Yanukovich of Ukraine has got off to a spectacularly fast but equally dubious start. First on his diplomacy. His first supposedly symbolic act of foreign policy was to fly to Brussels first...
Kyiv considers offering concessions to the Kremlin
March 31, 2010By Pavel Korduban Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov returns empty-handed from Moscow Ukrainian Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, failed to persuade Moscow to lower the price of gas for Ukraine. Although Kyiv’s offer of participation in a consortium...
Yanukovych in Moscow: More than balancing his Brussels visit
March 10, 2010By Vladimir Socor Ukraine’s newly elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, paid a visit (and, to a degree, homage) to Moscow on March 5. Inaugurated in office on February 25, Yanukovych chose Brussels as his first destination for a working visit...
Ukraine's Orange coalition collapses
March 03, 2010By Gregory Feifer Weeks after losing a presidential election, Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko now faces losing her job as prime minister. A key ally has announced Tymoshenko's ruling coalition has collapsed ahead of a parliamentary vote of no confidence...
Victor Yanukovych promises stronger ties between Ukraine and Russia
February 15, 2010Ukraine president-elect Viktor Yanukovych said he plans to strengthen links with Russia and that improved relations would end the threat of continuing gas rows, which last year curbed supplies to Europe. Yanukovych, a former prime minister who narrowly...
Kremlin hand in taking Georgia satellite channel off the air?
February 01, 2010Georgia satellite channel claims Kremlin pressure took it off the air A newly established Georgian satellite television channel is claiming that it was taken off the air by its France-based provider due to pressure from the Russian government. The...
China, Russia Sign Deals Worth Billions of Dollars
October 13, 2009
By Stephanie Ho China and Russia have signed billions of dollars worth of deals during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing. The trip is aimed at bolstering business, political and military ties. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao greeted...
Negotiations on the Transnistria Conflict in a Deep Freeze
October 09, 2009By Vladimir Socor Authorities in Tiraspol are watching the political deadlock in Chisinau with barely concealed satisfaction. Moldova’s political and constitutional crisis since April has further deepened the freeze on both tracks of negotiations...
Moldova's Leaders Struggle To Find A Common Language
September 02, 2009By Louis O'Neill August 31 was Limba Noastra (Our Language Day) in Moldova, marking 20 years since the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic passed a language law establishing Romanian as the country's official tongue and returning...
Moldovan president praises Russian loan, criticizes IMF
June 25, 2009The Moldovan acting president and leader of the ruling Communist Party, Vladimir Voronin, has thanked Russia for the support it has provided. He said this at a news conference on Wednesday, 24 June. "Russia understands how difficult the situation...