Viktor Yanukovych, a candidate in Ukraine's upcoming January 17 presidential election, says he will keep the country out of NATO if elected.
Russians and others are marking the Eastern Rite Christmas today, with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill leading Russian Orthodox Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Ukraine paid in full and on time its last monthly bill of 2009 for Russian gas, state energy firm Naftogaz has said, referring to the steepest payment it had to make for that year worth almost $900 million.
The mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has turned down a Georgian offer of observers for Ukraine's presidential election later this month, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
In a story in the current issue of "The New Republic," Julia Ioffe reveals an interesting little tidbit about Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential hopeful Yulia Tymoshenko.
An adviser to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says Kyiv hopes Russia and Belarus quickly resolve their oil dispute, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Ukraine's leading presidential candidates are refusing to participate in televised debates ahead of the January 17 election, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Long before the ancient civilizations of Egypt or Mesopotamia, the cultures of Eastern and Southeastern Europe had already mastered a level of sophistication and creativity unmatched for centuries. Now, a new exhibit brings some of the finest ancient relics from the region to the United States for the first time.
An extensive study has revealed how little information Ukraine’s largest banks are willing to share about their finances and their management.
Russian gas will move via Ukraine without interruption this New Year as the ex-Soviet states have a 10-year supply deal in place, Russia's monopoly gas exporter said today, easing fears in Europe of a repeat gas war.
Umed Saidov is determined to secure a better future for himself and his family. Saidov is one of 342 Tajik students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities in 2009. But the financial costs remain high for many Tajiks, who receive no state support. Students from resource-rich Kazakhstan, by contrast, are traveling to the U.S. in droves for an education paid for by Astana.
Several hundred towns and villages in Ukraine are without electricity due to heavy snowfall, RFE/RL's Ukrainian and Russian services report.
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