Ukraine

Is Ukraine Moving Back into Russia’s Embrace? (Time.com)

October 25th, 2010

Time.com - After years of pro-Western policy following the Orange Revolution, Ukraine’s fourth president Viktor Yanukovych is renewing ties with Russia. He says it will ensure his country’s stability. But…

Ukraine: 37 killed in bus, train collision (AP)

October 12th, 2010

AP - A crowded passenger bus collided with a train in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 12, police said.

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Clinton arrives in Ukraine on pro-democracy tour (AP)

July 1st, 2010

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Ukraine to begin a tour designed to promote democracy in post-Soviet states.

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Russian president boosts ties on visit to Ukraine (AP)

May 17th, 2010

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Ukraine on Monday, where he oversaw the signing of several cooperation deals with the new Moscow-friendly leadership.

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Lawmakers brawl in Ukraine over pro-Russia measure (AP)

April 27th, 2010

Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight against each other during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)AP - The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament huddled under umbrellas as eggs rained down and smoke bombs filled the chamber with an acrid cloud. Then the lawmakers attacked each other,…

Ukraine, Russia ratify Black Sea naval lease (AP)

April 27th, 2010

Ukrainian opposition and pro-presidential lawmakers fight against each other during ratification of the Black Sea Fleet deal with Russia, in parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for the Black Sea Fleet in a chaotic session during which eggs and smoke bombs were thrown. The countries' presidents agreed last week to extend the Russian navy's use of the Sevastopol port for another 25 years after the old lease expires in 2017. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Lawmakers brawled, threw eggs at each other and set off smoke bombs in Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday as the legislature erupted into chaos over a vote allowing the Russian…

Ukraine to pass law scrapping NATO ambitions (AP)

March 16th, 2010

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart Kostyantyn Khryshchenko meet in Moscow for talks, March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Ukraine’s new governing coalition in parliament said Tuesday it will pass a law against joining military alliances such as NATO, a move that is sure to please Russia…

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