NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said if next month's elections are free and fair, Ukraine will improve its membership chances (file photo) (AFP) 16 February 2006 -- NATO says it supports Ukraine's aspirations to join the alliance, but eventual entry will depend on the country's commitment to democratic reforms.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov (center) in Warsaw today (epa) 16 February 2006 -- The prime ministers of Poland and Ukraine say they want to extend a Ukrainian oil pipeline from Odesa on the Black Sea to central Poland.
The fate of several Uzbek nationals detained last week in Ukraine's Crimea remains unknown, and human rights activists are worried.
On 17 February Belarus will officially announce the names of people registered to run for election in the 19 March presidential poll.
Bird flu has been detected in the Caspian and Black Sea regions, both located along major migratory routes for birds traveling from Russia and Asia.
15 February 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Ukraine's Interior Ministry says six Uzbek nationals were detained in a recent raid in Crimea, but is refusing to say whether they were detained at the request of Uzbek authorities, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported.
15 February 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says he wants more information about a firm playing an intermediary role in a gas deal worked out with Russia.
Turkmen President Niyazov (file photo) (AFP) Turkmenistan's importance as a source of gas was underlined in the New Year when Russia and Ukraine ended their highly controversial dispute with a deal that depends on supplies of Turkmen gas. In recent weeks, Turkmenistan has reinforced its new prominence by trying to promote a range of new pipelines that would make it central to a new web of energy-based relationships. Turkmenistan's bid to increase its clout on the global energy market is again on show now, with Afghan, Pakistani, and Indian diplomats currently meeting in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, to discuss a new pipeline.
14 February 2006 -- Russian and Ukrainian officials began consultations today over the presence of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine.
13 February 2006 -- Ukrainian officials are calling for market-based relations with Russia on the eve of consultations over the status of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine.
(RFE/RL) 13 February 2006 -- Russia's second-largest mobile phone operator, Vimpelcom, has offered $5 billion to purchase Kyivstar, the largest mobile operator in Ukraine.
Advert for 'work' abroad carried in a Moldovan newspaper (file photo) (RFE/RL) 10 February 2006 -- Serbian police have arrested seven people suspected of trafficking women from Ukraine and Moldova.
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