Ukraine
Ukraine expels 2 Czech diplomats
May 13, 2011Ukraine's government has expelled two Czech embassy military attaches for alleged spying. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the Czech charge d'affaires in Kyiv Friday and handed him a note informing him of the decision. The ministry statement lodged...
European Union develops ties with Kyiv despite concerns over democracy
March 10, 2011It is clear that problems with democracy and slow reforms in Ukraine under President Viktor Yanukovych have not prevented the European Union from developing closer ties with Kyiv. German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, and EU chief free trade negotiator...
Ukrainian medical staff flee Libya, but no word on Qaddafi's nurse Galyna Kolotnytska
February 25, 2011Ukrainian nationals fleeing the violence in Libya have described to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service a tense situation in the Mediterranean country, which has fully descended into the throes of civil war. Twenty-five Ukrainian nationals, part of a larger...
Moldova worried about Transnistria's intent to expand military might in security zone
February 23, 2011The presence of illegal border guard units of the self-proclaimed Transnistrian republic, as well as the intention of the Tiraspol authorities to set a floating bridge with a 3.5-ton capacity over the Dniester river may destabilize the situation in...
Next 5+2 meeting will take place in April
February 18, 2011The next 5+2 meeting between the 7 participants in the Transnistrian conflict settlement will be organized in April, as per the 2011 Plan of the 5+2 work, approved at the Vienna informal meeting of the parties that ended on Tuesday. Along with a discussion...
Vienna hosts first round of 5+2 talks on Transnistria in 2011
February 17, 2011The first round of full-format Transnistrian settlement negotiations in 2011 was held in Vienna on 14-15 February. The Moldovan delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Eugen Carpov, the government's communications and press relations...
The Maidan on the Tahrir Square is bad news for Putin
February 09, 2011Russian mainstream media provides extensive coverage of the unfolding revolution in the streets of Cairo, in contrast with China where the word Egypt is banned from the news and blocked in the Internet. Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is not known for...
OSCE Chairperson visits Moldova, calls for official negotiations on Transdniestria
February 08, 2011The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said during a visit to Moldova that began today that he hopes that official negotiations in the "5+2" format can resume this year. "The Transdniestrian...
U.S. democracy advocate says Moldova 'wasted two decades'
February 08, 2011The head of a U.S. organization promoting democracy in Eastern Europe says Moldova has wasted two decades in terms of democratic reforms and European integration, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Bruce Jackson, head of the Washington-based Project...
Ukraine advocates special juridical status for Transnistria
January 31, 2011Ukraine advocates a special juridical status for the breakaway Transnistrian region within Moldova. "Our stance is clear, impartial and equilibrated," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Hriscenco has told Interfax-Ukriane news agency. ...