WHO’S FOR UNITED UKRAINE?
On January 12, Ukraine's ruling elite--For United Ukraine--finalized its list of candidates for the March 31 parliamentary elections. They will compete for the 225 seats... MORE
ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE….
Ukrainians go to the polls in March to elect a new parliament. All seats in the one-chamber body are up for grabs. Russian Ethnic Minorities... MORE
UKRAINE GETS NEW FINANCE MINISTER.
On December 27, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma replaced his finance minister. Outgoing is Ihor Mityukov, 49. Incoming is Ihor Yushko, 40. The official explanation for... MORE
ON WHICH SIDE OF THE TERRORISM STRUGGLE DOES UKRAINE REALLY STAND?
By Vladimir Zviglyanich You might be forgiven for assuming that this article is going to be about Ukraine's contribution to U.S.-led efforts to destroy the... MORE
UKRAINE HAS NEW DEFENSE MINISTER.
Contrary to expectations, President Leonid Kuchma has appointed a military serviceman, rather than a civilian, as Ukraine's new defense minister. On November 12, he issued... MORE
UKRAINE FORGES MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH MACEDONIA
By Taras Kuzio During the tenth anniversary celebrations of Ukrainian independence in Kyiv on August 24, one guest was conspicuous--Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski. This was... MORE
UKRAINE ADMITS TO DOWNING RUSSIAN AIRLINER.
Ukraine has at last officially admitted having accidentally shot down the Tu-154 Russian airliner over the Black Sea on October 4. The crash killed all... MORE
NEW FACES IN OUR UKRAINE.
Ukraine's most popular politician, former Premier Viktor Yushchenko, is near to finalizing his Our Ukraine bloc in preparation for the parliamentary elections scheduled for March... MORE
UKRAINE’S NEWEST ELECTORAL BLOC STILL WITHOUT A LEADER.
The recently formalized bloc of Ukraine's four major pro-presidential parties has a new name, For United Ukraine (FUU). It does not, however, as yet have... MORE
DEATH PENALTY BACK IN UKRAINE?
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (parliament) may be on the verge of reintroducing the death penalty, a punishment abolished last year under pressure from the Council of... MORE