POLAND PLAYS STRATEGIC ROLE IN UKRAINE’S “ORANGE REVOLUTION”
U.S. President George W. Bush has thanked Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski for their assistance in negotiating a compromise to resolve... MORE
OPPOSITION WITHDRAWS FROM AZERBAIJANI MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, TAKES NOTE OF UKRAINE DEVELOPMENTS
More than 38,000 candidates are expected to contest 22,000 seats in Azerbaijan's December 17 municipal elections. Once again, the opposition has decided to boycott the... MORE
UKRAINE WITHOUT A CABINET
Last week Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko won a major victory. The opposition achieved one of its main goals -- the invalidation of the... MORE
UKRAINE RE-SCHEDULES PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF, BUT HAS YUSHCHENKO SETTLED FOR A SMALLER PRIZE?
The December 4 Ukrainian parliamentary session should have been a second day of victory for the opposition. Instead, Viktor Yushchenko and his allies failed to... MORE
YAVLINSKY: KREMLIN MUST STOP TRYING TO “SPLIT” UKRAINE
Several leading Russian liberals have strongly criticized Russia's role in Ukraine's ongoing election crisis. On December 2, Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky accused Russian authorities of... MORE
RUSSIA’S SECURITY INFLUENCE IN CENTRAL ASIA INCREASES AS UKRAINE CRISIS UNFOLDS
Central Asian political leaders are watching events in Kyiv closely, as the Ukrainian crisis may affect the future foreign policy choices they make between the... MORE
NEEDING A SCAPEGOAT FOR FIASCO IN UKRAINE, MOSCOW SLAMS OSCE
Russian President Vladimir Putin engages in political and diplomatic battles over Ukraine as if it is his personal Stalingrad. Many liberal or just moderately independent... MORE
UKRAINE ELECTION CRISIS: A MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR RUSSIA’S RELATIONS WITH THE WEST
As the democratic opposition continues to swell the streets of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, the Moscow Kremlin is likely having second thoughts about its... MORE
MOLDOVA: THE KREMLIN ‘S NEXT TARGET AFTER UKRAINE?
The Moldovan government does not recognize the officially announced results for Ukraine's presidential election. In a November 26 declaration, Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted,... MORE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DENOUNCES MASS ELECTION FRAUD IN UKRAINE AS CIS UPHOLDS OFFICIAL RESULTS
The entire international community has condemned the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election, held on November 21. The only exception has been the CIS... MORE