The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has organized public hearings about the international contacts of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during World War II, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
In remarks which appeared to refer to political disturbances in ex-Soviet Moldova, Lavrov said there should be no "hidden agendas" in relations between the United States and Russia.
Russia has threatened to fine Ukraine for failing to buy enough gas in the first quarter, increasing pressure on its neighbor at a time when the World Bank said Kyiv's economy was contracting fast.
The Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod is facing serious reductions of its water supply, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Ukrainian capital to hear the ex-Soviet state's opposition leader demand the resignation of the country's leaders for failing to tackle the economic crisis.
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has pledged that Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz would make timely, full payment for gas shipments in March by Russian giant Gazprom.
Ukraine's opposition disrupted debate in parliament on measures to restore IMF credits, a day ahead of street protests against economic hardship.
An exhibition has opened in the Ukrainian capital to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer Nikolai Gogol.
Parliament in Ukraine called a presidential election for October 25, pitching the ex-Soviet state into new political turmoil as it grapples with a shrinking economy.
When the Berlin Wall came down, NATO was a tightly focused, 16-member military alliance with a clear-cut mission. With Croatia and Albania, the alliance has ballooned to include 28 countries -- with more banging on the door. As NATO turns 60, observers are wondering whether expansion has reached its limits.
About two thousand Crimean Tatar activists demonstrated in front of the building of Crimea's Council of Ministers, demanding that the government take concrete steps to provide land for Tatar repatriates, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
EU enlargement may not be dead, but it is certainly showing few signs of life. Warnings that the process is on hold came thick and fast on the final day of an EU meeting in the Czech Republic that saw the bloc play host to the Western Balkan countries and Turkey.
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