It could have been a moment of national triumph reuniting old rivals -- but the naming of four Ukrainian cities to host the Euro 2012 soccer tournament immediately reignited tensions between election foes.
The last Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers stationed with Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea reportedly left the Ukrainian peninsula today, RFE/RL's Ukrainian and Russian services report.
An Almaty regional court today rejected an appeal from jailed human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis for his case to be reviewed, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
Demining work in Georgia's Gori district has been completed, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports.
For the past 15 years, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has been focusing on tuberculosis, or TB, with a goal of curing people already infected and eventually eradicating the disease. The organization says new data shows it has exceeded that goal.
Ukraine and Israel plan to sign an agreement on visa-free travel in 2010, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Crimea's Tatars have refused to replace Mustafa Dzhemilev, the longtime leader of their Mejlis (assembly), RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
The outgoing leader of Crimea's Tatars says that NATO membership for Ukraine is the safest way to avoid a repeat of the Russian-Georgian war of 2008, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has assured visiting EU officials that Russian gas will flow to Europe without a repeat of the pricing dispute that cut off supplies earlier this year. He made the pledge after European officials urged Ukraine to be a more reliable energy partner and step up reforms towards Western integration.
European Union officials urged Ukraine today to hold a free and fair presidential election in January to help it advance toward integration with Europe.
Ukraine today settled its bill for Russian natural gas imports in November, estimated at around $770 million, a spokesman for the state energy company Naftogaz said.
European Union officials will seek assurances from Ukraine that it will avoid a repetition of a clash with Russia in the New Year like the one a year ago that led to cuts in gas supplies.
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