Ukraine
Moscow airport bomb: Ukraine writer Yablonskaya dead
January 25, 2011The Moscow airport bomb blast killed a Ukrainian dramatist and poet, Anna Yablonskaya, who was on her way to get a prize for her play The Pagans. Yablonskaya, 29, was among 35 people killed by a suspected suicide bomber at Moscow's Domodedovo airport...
Russian Black Sea Fleet strengthens presence in Ukraine
January 24, 2011The Russian Navy plans to increase its presence on Ukrainian territory by adding urban infrastructure and civilian manpower to its naval assets in Sevastopol. The command of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet intends to build a housing estate (“mikrorayon...
Two bombings rock Ukraine town, more threatened
January 20, 2011Ukraine officials said two explosions that rocked an eastern town early Thursday were criminal acts, and that more bombings have been threatened. Police say the two simultaneous, early-morning blasts near a coal company building and a central market...
Moldova between the EU and Russia
January 12, 2011By Vladimir Socor Moldova’s Alliance for European Integration (AEI) has won a new, and potentially longer, lease on life, after 16 months of insecure governance (EDM, January 7). Its post-election government is due to be installed on January...
Ukraine 'Concerned' about postelection violence in Belarus
December 23, 2010The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern about the use of violence against opposition demonstrators in Belarus following the December 19 presidential election. KYIV -- The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern about the use of...
Growing Turkish influence among Gagauz threatens Russian interests
December 23, 2010By Paul Goble Turkey’s use of “soft power” among the 250,000 Gagauz living in the former Soviet space – 140,000 in Moldova, 40,000 in Ukraine, and 12,000 in Russia itself – represents a growing threat to Russian interests...
OSCE and EU assess progress of elections assistance to Ukraine
December 16, 2010An OSCE-supported conference held today reviewed the results of a long-term election assistance project that established a state voter register, trained nearly 90,000 election officials ahead of 2010 presidential elections and supported to the drafting...
President of Ukraine requires a more rigid politics in relationship with Moldova and Romania
December 16, 2010Chisinau (Moldova.ORG) --The President of Ukraine declared this days in a meeting with the chiefs of the diplomatic missions of Ukraine that “Ukraine must be more active in the protection of it's interests in the relations with Romania and the...
Moldovan ship sinks in storm, Ukrainian crew safe
December 13, 2010A Moldovan cargo ship sank in bad weather off Israel's coast, but its crew of 11 Ukrainians were all rescued. Yigal Maor of Israel's Shipping and Ports Authority told Israel Radio that the crew got off on life rafts, and are "alive and well"...
Ukraine interested in Moldova's preserving its sovereignty and territorial integrity
December 07, 2010Ukraine has always been and shall always be extremely interested in preservation of the Republic of Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Oleg Voloshin, Director of the Information Policy Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...