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Ukraine stories: 68 news summaries

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Hitler Gets Dolled Up
in Ukraine

Barbie-sized dolls of Nazi boss to go on sale, with accessories

Apr 24, 08 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adolf Hitler dolls—with arms that move to make the infamous "sieg heil" salute—will soon be on sale in the Ukraine, the BBC reports. The Barbie-sized figure, which even comes with a change of outfits, is certain to spark an outcry in the country where the Nazis killed... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Ukraine • Neo-Nazi

 NATO Bars Former Soviet States in Blow to US

Ukraine, Georgia, Macedonia blocked

Apr 3, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a blow to the US, a divided NATO has refused to permit membership bids by former Soviet states Georgia and the Ukraine. The decision is an indication that Europe is wary of antagonizing an increasingly belligerant Russia, Bloomberg reports. Germany and France led the opposition to membership. In another... More »

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Russia • NATO • US foreign policy • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Georgia • Croatia • Albania • Greece • Cold War • Macedonia • Ukraine • Balkans • George W. Bush • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer • Former Yugoslavia

 Bush Asks NATO for More 
  Afghanistan Troops  

President sets agenda ahead of NATO summit

Apr 2, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush urged his NATO allies to join Romania and France in committing more troops to the war in Afghanistan. “We cannot afford to lose in Afghanistan,” he said. “Whatever the cost, however difficult…we must win.” The speech comes ahead of a major NATO... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • NATO • Georgia • Ukraine • George W. Bush • NATO troops • NATO summit

 Bush Backs Ukraine's NATO Bid 

President's support sure to irk Russia

Apr 1, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today declared his unequivocal support for the entry of Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, a position sure to anger Russia, Reuters notes. “Your nation has made a bold decision, and the United States strongly supports your request,” Bush said, flanked by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. But... More »

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Russia • NATO • Eastern Europe • missile defense system • Ukraine • former Soviet state • George W. Bush

Moscow Warns NATO Not to 'Play With Fire'

But US backs bids by Georgia and Ukraine
to join alliance

Mar 28, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moscow urged NATO today not to absorb ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine, Reuters reports. "It's a dangerous game to play with fire," said Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov, who warned that Russia's military ties with NATO were at stake. His remarks come days before a NATO summit in Bucharest,... More »

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Russia • NATO • European Union • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Ukraine • Bucharest

Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans

Russia unhappy
about bid to accept former Soviet states

Mar 25, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has warned former Soviet states not to join NATO, claiming that their membership would threaten the stability of the region. Georgia and Ukraine are angling to join the military alliance and have received strong support from the US. But in an interview with the Financial Times, Russia's incoming... More »

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Russia • NATO • Alexander Litvinenko • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Ukraine • Dmitry Medvedev • Bucharest

UPDATED

Russia, Ukraine Settle Gas Flap

Agreement reached; export flow to Europe not in danger

Mar 5, 08 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Ukraine and Russia announced today that their natural-gas companies had settled the dispute that had caused Russia to cut gas supply to Ukraine by 50%—and spurred worries that the flow of gas to Western Europe would be disrupted, the AP reports. "The restrictions on deliveries for Ukrainian consumers... More »

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Russia • Gazprom • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Western Europe • natural gas • Dmitry Medvedev • Boyarka • Naftogaz • gas pipelines

TRAVEL

Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

Prague, Poland among adventurous destinations for thrifty travelers

Mar 2, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The ever-pricier euro is sending determined travelers east, past the Eiffel Tower, to overlooked treasures like Prague's Old Town Square. Check out cheaper, Eastern European must-sees as recommended by Forbes:
  1. Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, St. Petersburg, Russia: These palaces and 18th-century gardens rival those of Versailles.
  2. Plitvice Lakes National
... More »

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Russia • travel • Eastern Europe • Poland • Europe • Czech Republic • Croatia • list • Albania • Bulgaria • Hungary • Ukraine • Slovenia • cheap travel

Putin Defies Critics in Last Bow

Russian leader underlines post-presidency designs on power, spars with West

Feb 14, 08 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Today may have been Vladimir Putin’s final press conference as Russia's president, but he made it clear he won’t be going far, the New York Times reports. Putin said he would remain a force in the Kremlin, as “there’s enough power to go 'round,” Bloomberg... More »

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NATO • Poland • Vladimir Putin • Czech Republic • press conference • missile defense system • Ukraine • prime minister • Dmitry Medvedev

Russia to Ukraine:
Don't Join NATO, Or Else

...We may aim nuclear missiles at you

Feb 12, 08 9:53 PM CST
(Newser) - If Ukraine joins NATO and hosts the US missile-defense program, Russia may aim nuclear missiles at its neighbor, Vladimir Putin said today in a press conference with Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko. Russia’s president claimed that “it is horrible to say and even horrible to think” that such measures... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • missile defense system • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

Tymoshenko Elected Ukraine PM

On second try, Orange Revolution leader wins ballot by a whisker

Dec 18, 07 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Ukraine's parliament elected Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister today. The pro-Western leader and fiery orator won 226 votes, the exact number needed to take office, after coming up one vote short last week, Reuters reports. Tymoshenko promises to try to open Ukraine to the West and wants... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution

Tymoshenko Falls Short in Ukraine PM Bid

Orange leader accuses rivals of foul play after losing by 1 vote

Dec 11, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Orange Revolution heroine Yulia Tymoshenko fell 1 vote short of regaining her old job as Ukrainian PM today in contentious balloting that saw deputies fighting and throwing water at each other, Reuters reports. Tymoshenko immediately accused her rivals of cheating, but they said her Orange coalition—which held just a... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution

'Orange' Leader Set to Become Ukrainian PM

Tymoshenko wins ex-rival's nod for job
she lost in 2004

Dec 7, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Two months after Ukraine's parliamentary elections and 3 years after she was sacked from the same job, Yulia Tymoshenko is expected to become prime minister on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Although a Russia-aligned party won the most seats in October's polling, the two pro-Western "Orange" parties form a larger, if... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Yulia Tymoshenko • Orange Revolution

80 Dead, 20 Missing in Ukraine

Hope dwindles for missing miners as death toll mounts

Nov 19, 07 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers today battled the fiery remnants of a deadly coal mine blast in Ukraine as the death toll was revised upward to at least 80, Reuters reports. Twenty miners are still missing, and given the intense temperatures and lack of air, chances of survival are slim. The explosion is the... More »

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methane • accident • Ukraine • coal mine • disaster

UPDATED

Ukraine Mine Blast Toll Hits 63

37 men missing in methane gas explosion

Nov 18, 07 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - At least 63 miners were killed early today when a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine. Another 37 miners were missing and rescuers have been unable to establish communication with any survivors. More than 360 men were safely evacuated from the half-mile deep mine, AP... More »

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methane • Ukraine • mine collapse

Troops Join Black Sea Cleanup

Over 20 sailors missing; storm continues

Nov 13, 07 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian authorities have brought in troops to help with oil cleanup on the Black Sea. At least 20 sailors are listed as missing and 3 bodies washed up since a storm hit dozens of ships Saturday. Efforts to pump oil from a sunken oil tanker that's already leaked 1.3... More »

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Russia • oil spill • Black Sea • Ukraine • disaster

Onion Atlas Redraws
the World

No corner of the globe
is safe from the
masters of satire

Nov 3, 07 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - You may never look at the world in quite the same way after reading the new atlas from the Onion, says a Newsweek reviewer. Our Dumb World is the best parody in 30 years, writes Malcolm Jones, with its mix of laugh-out-loud goofball humor and darker satire. The Iraq map,... More »

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Iraq • United Kingdom • Democratic Republic of Congo • Ukraine • atlas • The Onion

Kremlin May Forge a Separate
2.0 Peace

Moscow mulling the creation of a Russian-only computer network

Oct 28, 07 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Kremlin is going 2.0 by extending its reach into cyberspace, where dissidents have found refuge from the government’s tight censorship. While Putin allies mount pro-government websites and snatch up existing independent outlets, Moscow is considering the creation of a separate Russian network. “The attractiveness of the... More »

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China • Russia • United Nations • Internet • propaganda • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Kremlin • Ukraine • LiveJournal • cyberspace

Ukraine's Orange Bloc Takes 'Victory'

Pro-East PM nabs biggest single share, may win posts

Oct 5, 07 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Ukraine's Orange Bloc has won enough seats to form a government, says an unofficial finally tally. East-leaning PM Viktor Yanukovych's party reaped the biggest vote share and could win cabinet posts, but the president says he will not negotiate "a broad coalition," the BBC reports. "I... More »

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Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Tymoshenko • Yanukovych • election

Russia's New Weight Tips Global Scales

Putin's policies on Kosovo, Iran, nukes ruffle US, Euro feathers

Oct 4, 07 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's Russia is charging back into the international spotlight, the Christian Science Monitor reports, challenging European and US policies on a variety of issues. Putin has thrown a wrench into Kosovo’s all-but-assured independence from Serbia, backing Belgrade’s efforts to keep the province. Russian planes recently violated Norwegian... More »

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Russia • NATO • Serbia • European Union • Vladimir Putin • Kosovo • Norway • Cold War • Ukraine • US • Belarus

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