A new lease on Ukraine
May 27, 2010 Yevgeny Kiselyov, The Moscow Times
Passions are raging in Kiev over the agreement President Dmitry Medvedev signed with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on April 21 in Kharkiv that provides a significant discount on the price of Russian gas in exchange for extending the lease for
Yanukovych deflates Putin offer of gas merger
May 6, 2010 bne
In recent statements, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych deflated Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's "impromptu" trial balloon to merge Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom and its Ukrainian counterpart Naftogaz while at the same time polishing his
For Yanukovych, a fleet-footed dash to repair Russia divide
April 30, 2010 Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL
Mention the cities Yalta or Potsdam and many will think of the conferences held there by the Allies to establish new spheres of influence in Europe at the end of World War II. For many Ukrainians, another name — Kharkiv — has now become a
Ukraine: Democracy without democrats?
February 8, 2010 Dmitry Babich, Special to Russia Now
No matter which candidate pulls out a victory in the presidential elections, the country will face plenty of challenges.
Yushchenko's last stand
January 25, 2010 Graham Stack, Special to Russia Now
Despite his low showing in the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections, Viktor Yushchenko continues to make his presence felt.
