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Ukraine Court Sentences Tymoshenko To Seven Years In Jail(VIDEO)
By RFE/RL / KYIV -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been jailed for seven years and penalized tens of millions of dollars over abuse-of-office charges in a verdict the European Union says could have "profound implications"...
Poor Ukrainian-Russian Ties Reflect Yanukovych-Putin Relationship
By Taras Kuzio -- Ukraine’s poor relations with Russia are nothing new as they also existed under the “pro-Russian” Leonid Kuchma. Nevertheless, Kuchma had to deal with the more democratic Russian President Boris Yeltsin, whereas the...
During a visit to Kyiv, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on the Ukrainian authorities to safeguard and consolidate the improvements to the country's electoral framework...
Medvedev’s second visit pulls Ukraine closer to Russia
By Vladimir Socor Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev’s, May 17-18 visit to Kyiv capped a ten-week campaign to lay the basis for “reintegrating” Ukraine with Russia. It was Medvedev’s seventh meeting with Ukraine’s new leaders...
Kremlin, with Kyiv's help, ups pressure over Transdniester
By Gregory Feifer After five years of bitter estrangement, Russia and Ukraine are taking part in what can only be described as a lovefest. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in Kyiv on May 17, laughing over mutual words of admiration with Ukrainian...
Anti-Medvedev protest prevented in Kyiv
Kyiv police prevented a protest today against visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a university in the Ukrainian capital, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. About 20 activists of the nationalist group Svoboda (Liberty) planned to gather near...
Ukraine President's dances with wreaths (video)
By Grant Podelco Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid their respects today at Kyiv's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was a blustery day. The two men laid large wreaths -- very large wreaths ...
Ukrainians protest against pro-Russian policies of Viktor Yanukovych
By Peter Fedynsky Policies of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, perceived by many to be pro-Russian, have sparked demonstrations outside of parliament in Kyiv. Inside, lawmakers discussed damages from last month's egg-throwing brawl over one of...
Ukrainian Diaspora vs. Soviet Union: A story of the renewal of the Ukrainian Catholic church
By Robert A. McConnell This year marked the 99th anniversary of International Women's Day, and numerous people and groups took the occasion to reflect on various milestones for women, such as suffrage, educational opportunities, and even the first...
Analysis: Kyiv changing ideas, mixing signals on Odessa-Brody oil pipeline
Author: Vladimir Socor Yesterday, November 15, Prime Ministers Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine and Jaroslaw Kaczynski of Poland announced that they would support building an extension of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline westward, to the Kralupy refinery in...
