KOROTCHENYA PRAISES BELARUS, CRITICIZES UKRAINE AND WEST.
At a Moscow briefing yesterday, CIS executive secretary Ivan Korotchenya held up "Russia-Belarus relations as an example for all the others" in the CIS. He... MORE
UKRAINE GETS EU CREDIT, TRADE FACILITIES.
European Union officials announced yesterday in Kiev the approval of a $260 million loan on easy terms to support Ukraine's balance of payments during 1996.... MORE
UKRAINE SETS SIGHTS ON FULL EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP.
Ukrainian foreign minister Hennady Udovenko said yesterday that the country aspires to full membership in the European Union and will make every effort to attain... MORE
UKRAINE RATIFIES AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON COOPERATION IN SPACE.
The Ukrainian parliament yesterday ratified the U.S.-Ukraine agreement on cooperation in space. The agreement, signed last December in Vienna, envisages commercial use of Ukrainian Zenith... MORE
UKRAINE SUPPORTS BLACK SEA NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE.
Ukrainian foreign minister Hennady Udovenko yesterday called for the creation of a nuclear-free zone in the Black Sea basin -- "a very important region for... MORE
UKRAINE BUYING U.S. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ON MASSIVE SCALE.
The Illinois-based Deere & Co., one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery, has contracted with Ukraine for its single largest equipment sale ever.... MORE
UKRAINE WANTS AID NOW TO MEET CHERNOBYL PLEDGE.
Ukraine's Environment and Nuclear Safety Minister Yuri Kostenko said yesterday that the G-7 nuclear safety summit has created confidence that Ukraine will receive the promised... MORE
UKRAINE’S COOPERATION WITH NATO SLOWLY ADVANCING.
In Kiev yesterday, NATO secretary general Javier Solana stressed that NATO "attaches great importance to Ukraine's independence" as a "cornerstone of stability in Europe." Solana... MORE
UKRAINE EARNS EUROPEAN UNION SUPPORT PLEDGES.
In a letter to Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, made public in Kiev over the weekend, European Commission Chairman Jacques Santer welcomed Ukraine's commitment to economic... MORE
IMF LIKELY TO RESUME STANDBY CREDITS TO UKRAINE.
The International Monetary Fund is expected to loan Ukraine $900 million to bridge the gap that arose at the beginning of this week when the... MORE