UKRAINE….

President Leonid Kuchma faces a growing political crisis that could force him from office. Crowds estimated at 5,000-6,000 people marched in Kyiv on February 6... MORE

COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR UKRAINE?

Coalition government has recently become a buzzword in Ukraine's corridors of power. Pro-presidential oligarchic factions from the center-right majority in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) have... MORE

UKRAINE….

President Leonid Kuchma, himself immersed in scandal, fired his scandal-soaked energy minister last Friday. Kuchma has been implicated in the disappearance of an investigative journalist,... MORE

UKRAINE….

On January 5, the Ukrainian law enforcement authorities brought charges of smuggling, forgery and tax evasion against Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is believed... MORE

UKRAINE….

An ice storm snapped power cables and forced the shutdown of the last functioning reactor at Chernobyl nuclear-power station on November 27. The station, site... MORE