UKRAINE….

Like Russia's, Ukraine's economy has been shrinking throughout this decade. The contraction has accelerated over the past six months, since the crash of Russia's ruble... MORE

RELUCTANT REFORMS IN UKRAINE.

Ukraine has reported meeting two of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) main requirements to qualify for resumption of the US$2.2 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF)... MORE

UKRAINE….

The political career of Pavlo Lazarenko, former prime minister and present fugitive, appears to be over. The Hromada party which nominated him for president has... MORE

UKRAINE STONEWALLS GAZPROM.

Russia's Gazprom chairman Rem Vyakhirev headed a delegation to Kyiv on March 9-10 to renegotiate prices for Russian gas and the mechanism of Ukraine's debt... MORE

UKRAINE….

President Leonid Kuchma enjoyed two political victories last week, his first good news in many months. In Moscow, Russia's Federation Council, the upper house of... MORE