NEW CENTER-LEFT LINE-UP IN UKRAINE.
Congresses of two new--but already quite strong--center-left forces over the weekend signaled that the Ukrainian party spectrum is undergoing serious changes. The "red" leftists have... MORE
UKRAINE’S GAS TRANSIT SYSTEM EYED AS STRATEGIC PRIZE BY MOSCOW
With growing insistence, the Russian government and Gazprom demand control over Ukraine's gas transit system carrying Russian gas to Europe. That system represents Ukraine's largest... MORE
MOSCOW TRIES TO GRAB CONTROL OF UKRAINE’S GAS TRANSIT SYSTEM.
With growing insistence, the Russian government and Gazprom demand control over Ukraine's gas transit system carrying Russian gas to Europe. That system represents Ukraine's largest... MORE
RISING INCOMES IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE SPREAD MORE EVENLY…
Most Russians and Ukrainians are enjoying their best year in terms of income growth since independence. PlanEcon is forecasting 5.9 percent growth in GDP for... MORE
UKRAINE MOVES AGAINST RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN UKRAINIAN MEDIA.
Kyiv has taken the offensive against the Russian media in Ukraine. On October 6, Ukraine's State Committee for Information Policy warned those Ukrainian print media... MORE
STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES IN UKRAINE…
The strong economic growth which took hold in Ukraine during the first half of 2000 showed no sign of slowing in the third quarter: GDP... MORE
UKRAINE TO CEDE PART-OWNERSHIP OF GAS TRANSIT SYSTEM TO RUSSIA
Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 16 in Sochi, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma officially agreed to hand over to Moscow an as yet... MORE
STOCK MARKET GROWTH SLOWS IN UKRAINE.
Following an impressive 50-percent spurt in the first quarter of 2000, growth in the index of trading on the Ukrainian stock market in Kyiv cooled... MORE
UKRAINE-TURKMENISTAN….
Two countries outside the "Eurasian Economic Community" reached a trade agreement of potentially greater importance. Ukraine and Turkmenistan signed an agreement that provides for delivery... MORE