On November 1, the Crimean parliament began an article-by-article debate on a new Constitution. It is the second attempt this year to produce a document... MORE

In Kiev, Ukrainian and Western experts on Thursday extended talks on the closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power station, with negotiations focusing on a plan... MORE

Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to join the Council of Europe, but many deputies expressed reservations about an early repeal of the death penalty, a... MORE

. Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma and his Chilean counterpart Eduardo Frei signed an agreement on Monday to promote investment between their two countries. The 11-article... MORE

Leonid Kuchma and Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed a friendship and cooperation treaty on October 26 in Brasilia. Other basic agreements resulting from Kuchma's... MORE

Thousands of workers and pensioners turned out for noisy demonstrations across Ukraine on Wednesday, calling for a return to socialism and the resignation of reform-minded... MORE

Brazil and Ukraine are considering cooperating in space technology, including joint rocket launches from the Amazon, Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma said in Brasilia on Wednesday.... MORE

Ukrainian officials said at briefings in Kiev and Moscow that Ukraine has completed the reduction of its armored-personnel-carrier and combat-aviation inventories to levels mandated by... MORE

The Council of Europe said on Thursday it had accepted applications for membership from Ukraine and Macedonia, raising the organization's membership to 38. It said... MORE