UKRAINE WINS AN ARMS CONTRACT AT GULF EXHIBIT.
Ukraine has apparently beaten Russia to the punch in landing an arms sale at the International Defense Exhibition currently underway in Abu Dhabi. Russia is... MORE
UKRAINE FEELS "PUSHED TOWARD NATO" BY MOSCOW.
Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma told the country in a televised interview yesterday that Russian "pressures" on Ukraine are "pushing the country toward NATO." While reaffirming... MORE
GEORGIAN FLEET SLOWLY TAKING SHAPE IN COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE.
The March 12-13 incidents in the Black Sea, in which Russian warships attacked Turkish fishing vessels in Georgian waters and a Ukrainian warship acted similarly... MORE
HAS ECONOMIC RECOVERY BEGUN IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
Evidence continues to accumulate indicating that declines in gross domestic product of the two largest CIS economies are coming to an end. Contrary to earlier... MORE
UKRAINE MOVES ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO NATO.
An inconspicuous but important and previously unseen nuance has appeared in Kiev's statements on the enlargement of NATO. Foreign Minister Hennady Udovenko and the head... MORE
UKRAINE WILLING TO SEND PEACEKEEPERS TO TRANSDNIESTER.
Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma ended his official visit to Moldova (see Monitor, March 12) by meeting with Transdniester leaders Igor Smirnov and Grigory Marakutsa in... MORE
UKRAINE CRUCIAL TO EUROPE’S FUTURE — RIFKIND.
British foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind yesterday stated that Ukraine's eventual admission to NATO is crucial to overcoming the USSR's legacy in Europe. More than any... MORE
UKRAINE’S ECONOMIC STABILIZATION CONTINUES IN 1997.
Inflation in Ukraine continued to decline during the first two months of 1997. The 2.2 percent inflation rate recorded in January was followed by an... MORE
UKRAINE CAUTIONS AGAINST SPHERES-OF-INFLUENCE DEAL.
In an interview broadcast yesterday, Ukrainian foreign minister Hennady Udovenko urged that the agreement under negotiation between NATO and Russia not lead to the creation... MORE
WHO IS HOLDING UP THE SALE OF UKRAINE’S STRATEGIC BOMBERS TO RUSSIA?
The commander of the Russian air force wants them, while his Ukrainian counterpart and the Ukrainian defense minister have no use for them and want... MORE