U.S.-Russia may seek spy swap to free agents
Jul 7, 2010 North America, USA
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States appeared to be considering a spy swap on Wednesday to send home a ring of suspected Russian agents whose arrest cast an unwelcome Cold War chill over warming diplomatic ties.Tags: Chill, Cold War, Diplomatic Ties, domesticNews, Free Agents, Moscow Russia, Reuters, Russia And The United States, Spy
Difficult Task Defining Bandera’s Historic Role
Mar 11, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s decision to confer the title of Hero of Ukraine on nationalist leader Stepan Bandera on Jan. 22 has unleashed a storm of outrage inside and outside Ukraine. Stepan BanderaCritics accuse Yushchenko of whitewashing a Nazi-era fascist ...Tags: Hero, Moscow Russia, Nationalist Leader, Orange Revolution, Outrage, President Viktor Yushchenko, Stepan Bandera, Ukraine, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yushchenko
World Agenda: Vladmir Putin Forging Ahead With Vision Of Eurasian Empire
Mar 10, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- The Soviet Union is gradually being rebuilt as Vladimir Putin eyes a return to the Kremlin. The man who declared the collapse of the Communist state to be the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century” appears determined to forge a new empire. Vladimir PutinThe latest ev...Tags: Ahead, Catastrophe, Collapse, Communist State, Deputy Prime Minister, Kremlin, Moscow Russia, Mr Putin, New Empire, Soviet Union, Suggestion, Vladimir Putin, Vladmir Putin, World Agenda
Russia’s Influence Advances In Ukraine
Mar 9, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Newly inaugurated Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovych visited Moscow last Friday and promised Russian officials a “sharp turn” in bilateral relations between the two countries. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (left) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...Tags: Bilateral Relations, Dmitry Medvedev, Kremlin, Last Friday, Moscow Russia, Russia Moscow, Russian Officials, Russian President, Sharp Turn, Ukraine, Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych
Ukraine, Russia Open ‘New Page’
Mar 8, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Ukraine’s new president Viktor Yanukovych vowed Friday to end years of acrimony with Russia, as he paid his first visit to Moscow since taking office last week. President Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Yanukovych meet with officials in the Kremlin in Moscow.“This five-ye...Tags: Acrimony, Counterpart, Kremlin, Medvedev, Moscow Russia, New President, Opportunity, Russia Moscow, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych
Ukraine May Join Unified Economic Space On WTO Terms - Yanukovych
Mar 7, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Ukraine will join the Unified Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan only on the conditions of the World Trade Organization, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Saturday."We have fallen far behind in this process [the creation of the economic space]," Yanukovych said i...Tags: Belarus, Creation, Economic Space, Economic Terms, Kazakhstan, Moscow Russia, Organization President, Presidents, Tv Channel, Ukraine, Vesti, Viktor Yanukovych, World Trade Organization, Wto Terms
Russia’s Putin Proposes Closer Economic Ties With Ukraine
Mar 6, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called for closer economic ties with Kiev while meeting with Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow. Russian PM Vladimir Putin"We know that in engineering, aviation, energy and agricultural spheres we strongly depend o...Tags: Aviation, Economic Ties, Kiev Ukraine, Lost, Moscow Russia, New President, News Agency, Ria Novosti, Russian Prime Minister, Spheres, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Putin
Ukraine’s Leader, in Russia, Promises Better Ties
Mar 5, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Ukraine’s newly elected president, Viktor F. Yanukovich, arrived in Moscow on Friday promising a “sharp turn” in his country’s relations with Russia, five years after the Orange Revolution chilled ties between the two neighbors. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich (2nd L) appr...Tags: Moscow Russia, Neighbors, Orange Revolution, Prime Minister, Russia Moscow, Sharp Turn, Ties, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, Vladimir Putin
Moscow Daily: Ukraine To Join Customs Union With Russia
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yanukovich is prepared to start talks on his country's entry into a customs union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian business daily reported on 17 February. Viktor YanukovychThe team of Viktor Yanukovich, who won the recent presidenti...Tags: 17 February, Belarus, Customs Union, Election In Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moscow Russia, Negotiations, President Elect, Presidential Election In Ukraine, Russia Moscow, Russian Business, Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovich
Ukraine’s New Leadership Eyes Customs Union With Russia - Paper
Feb 17, 2010 Europe, Ukraine, Ukraine: In English
MOSCOW, Russia -- Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's president-elect, is prepared to initiate talks on the country's entry into the Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, a Russian business daily reported on Wednesday. Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan flags.Ukraine's possible participation in...Tags: Belarus, Customs Union, Flags, Kazakhstan, Leadership, Moscow Russia, Participation, President Elect, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Russia Moscow, Russian Business, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Viktor Yanukovych
