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NEWS ABOUT: Ukraine

Ukraine stories: 68 news summaries

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OPINION

Obama Should Seek Detente With Medvedev: Buchanan

Russian leader leaves opening to derail march toward new Cold War

Nov 25, 08 3:46 PM CST
(Newser) - President Dmitry Medvedev is signaling that Russia and the US could have a less contentious relationship under Barack Obama, and Obama should heed the call, Pat Buchanan writes in the American Conservative. “Russia does not want the Cold War II that the departing neocons wish to leave on his... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • NATO • missile shield • Georgia • Ukraine • Pat Buchanan • Dmitry Medvedev • President Obama

Ukrainian Prez and PM Bicker as Kiev Burns

Nation nears financial default, so why not call an election?

Nov 4, 08 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - It's been four years since Viktor Yushchenko, cheated out of an election victory, led Ukrainians in an "Orange Revolution" that seemed to portend a break with the Soviet past. But now Ukraine is paralyzed: the economy is in shambles, and Yushchenko and PM Yulia Tymoshenko are so... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution • financial crisis

MARKETS

  Dow Down 203 After Yo-Yo Day

Boost in new home sales is not enough to sustain day's gains

Oct 27, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed down today at the end of an extremely volatile session that saw the Dow up over 200 points as investors reeled from plunging overseas markets but were somewhat encouraged by positive news on US home sales, MarketWatch reports. The Dow lost 203.18 to close at 8,175.... More »

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Verizon • Dow Jones • IMF • Nasdaq • Ukraine • Nikkei • new home sales • S&P 500 • financial crisis

 IMF Bails Out Hungary, Ukraine 

Multibillion-dollar loans prop up Eastern Europe's basket cases

Oct 27, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The IMF will provide multibillion-dollar loans to Ukraine and Hungary, which have followed Iceland to become the latest national victims of the global financial crisis. Ukraine will receive a $16.5 billion loan, while the specifics of the Hungary deal are still being worked out. Both Eastern European countries have... More »

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International Monetary Fund • IMF • Hungary • Ukraine • financial crisis • Hungarian forint

 Ukraine Prez Calls Snap Vote 

President dissolves Parliament after pro-West rivals turn on each other

Oct 9, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The president of Ukraine dissolved parliament yesterday and called a snap election, the third in less than three years for the former Soviet republic, reports the New York Times. Viktor Yushchenko, the pro-Western leader who came to power in 2004, said that his former ally, prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, had... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution

 Pirates Discuss Ransom 
 for Arms Shipment 

But demands diminish as international noose appears to tighten

Oct 1, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukranian ship carrying a weapons shipment are in ransom negotiations with the vessel’s owners, the BBC reports. No governments are involved in the talks, sources said. The pirates seem to be flexible: They initially asked for a $35 million ransom, then $20 million,... More »

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Somalia • Africa • Ukraine • pirates • weapons • cargo ships

 Islamists Eye 
 Weapons on Pirate Ship 


Ukrainian vessel surrounded by Western warships off Somalia

Sep 29, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Islamic extremists are preparing to unload anti-aircraft guns and grenades from a Ukrainian ship captured by Somali pirates, the Times of London reports, though the ship, taken Thursday as it approached Kenya, is surrounded by US and European warships. Speaking via satellite phone, the seized vessel’s captain said one... More »

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Somalia • piracy • Ukraine • Islamist extremists • US Navy • weapons

Ukraine Faces Early Election as Coalition Falls

Feuding between pro-Western leaders leads to collapse

Sep 16, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The government of Ukraine collapsed today after a falling out between the country's two pro-Western leaders, Bloomberg reports. President Viktor Yushchenko pulled his party out of the government of PM Yulia Tymoshenko last week after she tried to strip him of some of his powers. While Tymoshenko could try to... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution

Ukraine Leaders Face Off
Over Georgia War 

President blasts Russia, attacks prime minister's silence

Sep 15, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia’s war with Georgia has dangerously exacerbated tensions in Ukrainian politics, with President Viktor Yushchenko slamming Russia’s actions while Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has kept mum, the Los Angeles Times reports. Standing firm for Georgia, Yushchenko called the prime minister's lack of action “high treason and political... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko

EU Won't Put Ukraine on Membership Fast Track

Amid worries over Russian ambition, Sarkozy acknowledges 'European destiny'

Sep 9, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ukraine’s president left a summit with European Union leaders today without a firm promise of EU membership, the Guardian reports. While French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered Victor Yushchenko an “association agreement” and affirmed Europe’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial rights, dissent from Germany, Italy and the Netherlands... More »

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Eastern Europe • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Moscow • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

Ukraine's Government Near Collapse

President accuses PM of 'constitutional coup' after Georgia discord

Sep 3, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko today accused his prime minister of trying to stage a "constitutional coup" against him after her part—a key member of the ruling coalition—voted to lessen Yushchenko’s powers and boost hers, the Guardian reports. The parties fell out over Russia's invasion of Georgia,... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko

OPINION

Facing Russia, Ex-Soviet States Need NATO

Joining alliance key to security, Ukraine's president says

Aug 26, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's military actions in Georgia sent shudders throughout the region, Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko writes in the Guardian. Not only did the war reveal the Kremlin's willingness to commit "massacres" for political gain; it also exposed the weakness of the UN and European security organizations. The West needs to... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • peacekeeping force • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

 Cheney Set
 to Visit
 Georgia

VP to shore up ties with embattled nation, emphasize 'common security interests'

Aug 25, 08 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney will visit Georgia next week to strengthen ties with the battered US ally, the AP reports. The vice president will also visit Azerbaijan and Ukraine to emphasize the US commitment to the former Soviet republics, a White House spokesman said today in announcing the trip, which is to... More »

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Russia • Dick Cheney • Georgia • Azerbaijan • Ukraine • sovereignty • invasion

analysis

Post-Soviet States No Longer Russian Puppets

Reactions to Georgia show self-interest

Aug 22, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former cold warriors can be expected to see the Georgian conflict as signalling a return to simpler East-vs-West geopolitics, writes Bridget Kendall for the BBC. But the reaction of the post-Soviet states shows something very different: Former Soviet client states whose loyalty was assured 20 years ago—including Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Ukraine • sovereignty • Belarus • invasion

Russia May Put Pressure on Ukraine Next

After dominating Georgia, Moscow could try to block NATO bid

Aug 13, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - After flexing its military might against Georgia, Russia may next set its sights on US-backed Ukraine by trying to foil its attempts to join NATO, analysts say. Already, tensions are flaring, Bloomberg reports. Ukraine restricted the movements of Russian ships in the Black Sea, which are based at a Ukrainian... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Dmitry Medvedev

Opinion

Kissinger: US Must Temper Approach as Russia Evolves

Medvedev's election may signal real political change, so ease back on the bullying

Jul 8, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has more power than some in the West believe, and Russia's political system is still evolving as Vladimir Putin moves from president to prime minister, Henry Kissinger writes in the Washington Post—and it behooves the US to throttle back. "The pace of such an evolution will... More »

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Russia • US foreign policy • Vladimir Putin • G8 summit • Ukraine • foreign policy • Henry Kissinger • Dmitry Medvedev

Post-Soviet States May Be Hot Zone in New Cold War

As NATO creeps eastward, imperial ambition ties Russia to breakaway regions

Jun 25, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unsettled ex-Soviet republics could become the scenes of proxy battles in a new cold war, the Christian Science Monitor reports, with the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia a case in point. The US and NATO are backing Georgia, with Russia supporting the separatists. "Tensions are growing very fast, and... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • independence • Ukraine • former Soviet state • Abkhazia

24 Trapped Ukraine Miners Rescued; 12 Still Missing

One dead in weekend explosion as rescue efforts continue

Jun 10, 08 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers have saved 24 Ukrainian miners trapped underground after a large explosion over the weekend. One miner was found dead, AFP reports. Efforts continued to rescue the remaining 12 workers as flood waters rose. Most of the survivors were found some 3,000 feet underground, their faces covered with soot... More »

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explosion • Ukraine • miners • coal mine • rescue • disaster

37 Miners Trapped
After Ukraine
Explosion

Biggest-ever Ukraine coal mine blast

Jun 8, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A massive explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine trapped at least 37 miners and injured four others above ground, the AP reports. Several buildings were flattened. The mine had been ruled too dangerous to use, and the miners had been working to improve conditions. It was the biggest blast in... More »

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explosion • Ukraine • miners • coal mine

Pentagon May Boost US Troops in Afghanistan

Number would be highest since war began

May 3, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon may send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan to make up for a NATO shortfall, administration officials say.The move would bring US troop levels there to 40,000 and require relocating American forces from Iraq, the New York Times reports. While NATO countries have promised to send... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • NATO • Pentagon • France • Georgia • US military • Ukraine • George W. Bush • NATO troops • NATO summit

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