Viktor Yanukovych
OSCE appeals to Russia to finalize withdrawal of its troops from the ex-soviet Republic of Moldova
July 10, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Today the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which provides a forum for parliamentary diplomacy, monitors elections, and strengthens international cooperation to uphold commitments on political, security, economic...
Ukrainian president begins first official trip to China
September 02, 2010Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has begun his first official visit to China, with visa regimes and bilateral cooperation high on the agenda, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. Presidential staff head Serhiy Lyovochkin told journalists that Yanukovych...
- July 27, 2010
By Taras Kuzio The description of Belarusian President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as “pro-Russian” has side-stepped the fact that he is a Soviet Belarusian nationalist which developed after 2002, when he rejected the then Russian President,...
Ukrainian government denies accusations of bias against opposition journalists
June 24, 2010by Pavel Korduban Freedom of speech may be in danger under Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych. The pro opposition media are complaining of harassment despite the Yanukovych team’s assertions that everything is normal. Two opposition-leaning...
Yanukovych authorizes the return of Russia's FSB to the Crimea
May 24, 2010By Taras Kuzio The FSB returns to Ukraine After the second round of Ukraine’s 2010 elections, Russia demanded that President, Viktor Yanukovych, undertake measures to improve relations between both countries. Moscow demanded that Yanukovych...
May 22, 2010By Yurii SHCHERBAK, Ukraine’s ex-Ambassador to the US and Canada Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him... “But this is your hour, and the power of darkness”. Luke...
Non-bloc status - Ukraine’s shift to Russian-vector orientation
May 21, 2010By Vladimir Socor Opening, alongside Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, the Interstate Commission’s session, Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, turned the clock back to 1990. Invoking that year’s declaration of Ukraine’s sovereignty...
Moscow, Washington, and the 'near abroad'
May 20, 2010By Brian Whitmore Last week, I blogged here about a new Foreign Ministry policy paper that was leaked to the media calling for Russia to improve its relations with the West in order to secure badly needed investments for its modernization program...
Kremlin, with Kyiv's help, ups pressure over Transdniester
May 20, 2010By 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...
Soviet chekists, Slavic fist, and the Medvedev-Yanukovych declaration on Transnistria
May 20, 2010By Vladimir Socor Medvedev and Yanukovych shun OSCE to proclaim role as guarantors of security for Moldova and Transnistria Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, issued a joint declaration on the Transnistria...