SEVASTOPOL, May 28 – The possibility of Germany's participation in equipping a corvette for the Ukrainian Navy was discussed as part of Germany's Military Industry Day in Sevastopol.
KIEV, May 28 – Ivan Svida, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces and the chief of the general staff, on Friday submitted his resignation apparently amid disagreements with the defense policy pursued by President Viktor Yanukovych.
KIEV, May 30 ??“ Internal Affairs Minister Vasyl Tsushko, a central figure in Ukraine's political standoff between the president and prime minister, has suffered a heart attack, a ministry official said Wednesday. She gave no information on his condition.
KIEV, May 30 - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych warned of new obstacles in resolving a political crisis here as parliament held a heated make-or-break session to pave the way for early elections.
KIEV, May 30 - President Viktor Yushchenko accused "certain forces" on Wednesday of seeking to derail a September 30 poll called after weeks of talks between government rivals to try and halt a protracted political crisis.
KIEV, May 30 ??“ Ukraine??™s recent political agreement between pro-Russian government coalition and opposition groups turned into a fiasco on Wednesday when the coalition had refused to back key bills required for an early election.
KIEV, May 30 ??“ The Ukrainian government called for a quick approval of 17 laws to help the country join the World Trade Organization (WTO) later this year, according to a recent resolution.
LONDON May 29 ??“ One of last century's biggest experiments, the transition to market economics in former Soviet countries, has failed, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has said.
KIEV, May 30 ??“ Russia may agree to lower natural gas prices for Ukraine if the country scales down its pro-Western foreign policy, Viktor Chernomyrdin, the Russian Ambassador to Ukraine, suggested Tuesday.
KIEV, May 30 ??“ Pro-Russian groups staged spectacular protests throughout Ukraine after a U.S. Navy ship had docked at a port in Crimea to deliver supplies for a planned NATO-Ukraine naval exercise later this year.