Ukraine - JRL Excerpts 2009-11
:: Russia's New Gas War with Ukraine
Relations between Moscow and Kiev are getting sourer by the day over the prices for Russian gas deliveries ...
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NewsLinks
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine Leader Brushes Off Moscow - Wall Street Journal 4-26-11/JRL 2011-74
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine Leader Pushes Triangular Partnership - New York Times 11-23-10/JRL 2010-219
:: NEWSLINK: Politics in Ukraine often a very passionate affair; sometimes too passionate - Kyiv Post 11-4-10/JRL 2010-208
:: NEWSLINK: With Ukraine's blessing, Russia to beef up its Black Sea Fleet: Moscow's upgrade to its Black Sea Fleet – headquartered with Ukraine's blessing at Sevastopol – could make waves around the Black Sea, where NATO has a strong presence - Christian Science Monitor 10-25-10/JRL 2010-201
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine marks 19 years of independence - Russia Today 8-24-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Not there yet - Kyiv Post 8-19-10/JRL 2010-160
:: NEWSLINK: Reimagining Ukraine: Building a Ukraine Policy Based on Today’s Strategic Realities - Center for American Progress 8-23-10/JRL 2010-160
Ukraine doesn't expect a "gas war" as the transit country seeks to revise its long-term contract for Russian fuel imports, Prime Minister Azarov said ...
:: Kyiv and Moscow dig in over gas
Kyiv and Moscow dug into their trenches at this weekend's CIS summit, despite claiming that there is no gas war on the horizon ...
:: Belarus gas deal could be a warning to Ukraine
Ukraine is still a favored gas route to Europe, prompting Russia to renew its attempts to gain influence over Kiev's pipelines ...
:: Ukraine continues to chase two hares
Ukraine's policy has always been a mixture of interests ...
:: Neither Yanukovych Nor Tymoshenko Commands Majority Support Among Ukrainians - Poll
Only about 40% of Ukrainians knew clearly which part of the political spectrum their sympathies attach to ...
:: Gazprom to stick to market price formula for gas supplies to Ukraine - CEO
Russia's state-run gas export monopoly Gazprom will stick to the market price formula for natural gas supplies to Ukraine ...
:: Moscow Has No Intentions of Reviving Issue of Crimea's Belonging - Lavrov
Lavrov also artgued that it is in the interests of Ukraine to harmonize its relations with Customs Union members ...
:: Moscow, Kiev Not To Play 'Political Games' Over Russian Black Sea Fleet Stay
Ukrainian-Russian talks on the Black Sea Fleet personnel's movement on Ukrainian territory continue, Lavrov said, according to Ekho Moskvy ...
:: Russian Navy will stay in Sevastopol forever - admiral
Russia will never give up its naval base in Ukraine's port of Sevastopol, ex-commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Adm. Igor Kasatonov said ...
:: Ukraine Seeks EU, NATO Ties, Pledges Cooperation With Russia
Ukraine plans to sign an accord with the EU in 2011 and continue cooperation with NATO while also "normalizing" relations with Russia, Yanukovych said ...
:: A Year of Yanukovich: Yanukovich Must Quickly Heal the Ukrainian Economy in Order to Maintain Popularity, but He Has to Do So Without Oil and Gas Reserves
After one year as prime minister, Yanukovich has lost ground in popularity ratings but remains the strongest political figure in Ukraine ...
:: Ukraine stands by its view of Stalin as villain - president
Ukraine will not review its negative stance toward Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, President Viktor Yanukovych said ...
Ukraine - JRL Excerpts 2009-10
:: Ukrainian ex-'orange revolutionaries' may reunite
RIA Novosti; JRL 2010-233; Dec. 21, 2010
:: The Mortgaging of Ukraine's Independence
From
Ruslan Aliev, forwarding James Sherr, Chatham House link with Summary Points; JRL #2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: New Year Gas Special: Due to Multiple Financial Difficulties, Ukraine May Fail to Meet Its Gas Payment Deadline in January With Dire Consequences
By Graham Stack, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-234, Dec. 23, 2009.
:: Ukraine "one of The World Leaders" in Arms Exports - President
From Interfax; JRL #2009-234, Dec. 23, 2009.
:: Viktor Yushchenko’s Foreign Policy Agenda
By Taras Kuzio, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-229, Dec. 16, 2009.
:: Russia, EU don't expect another gas conflict with Ukraine - Piebalgs
From Interfax; JRL #2009-209, Nov. 16, 2009.
:: Russia may modernize Ukrainian gas pipelines - energy minister
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-207, Nov. 12, 2009.
:: Yanukovych has highest rating among Ukrainian presidential candidates
From Interfax; JRL #2009-207, Nov. 12, 2009.
:: Yushchenko insists on Russian fleet's withdrawal from Ukraine in 2017
From Interfax; JRL #2009-206, Nov. 11, 2009.
:: Putin: Russia will reduce transit gas supplies if Ukraine starts siphoning gas
From Interfax; JRL #2009-206, Nov. 11, 2009.
:: A Rebel Without a Cause:
Yatsenyuk’s Attempt to Take on the Image of a Lighter Version of Vladimir Putin Will Hardly Help Him Win the Ukrainian Presidential Election
By Graham Stack, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-194, Oct. 21, 2009.
:: Ukraine Law Office Confirms President Was Deliberately Poisoned in 2004
From Interfax; JRL #2009-177, Sept. 23, 2009.
:: Yushchenko Rules Out Ukraine-Russia War
From Interfax; JRL #2009-160, Aug. 28, 2009.
:: Yushchenko may stay in power if vote found illegitimate - analysts
From Interfax; JRL #2009-158, Aug. 26, 2009.
:: Medvedev's Duel with Yushchenko
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Stephen Blank, Ethan Burger, Eugene Ivanov, Sergei Roy; JRL #2009-158, Aug. 26, 2009.
:: Ukraine denies its military's alleged involvement in S. Ossetia conflict
From Interfax; JRL #2009-157, Aug. 25, 2009.
:: Separated at Birth: The Key to These Nations’ Self-Determination Lies in the Aspects of the Historic Past They Chose to Remember
By Andreas Umland and Ingmar Bredies, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-153, Aug. 19, 2009.
:: Russian expert warns of possible provocations over Black Sea Fleet
From Interfax; JRL #2009-140, July 27, 2009.
:: U.S. Vice President Biden to Visit Ukraine in Late July
From Interfax; JRL #2009-118, June 24, 2009.
:: Zurabov 'Most Probable' Ambassador
By Natalya Krainova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-114, June 23, 2009.
:: Request for information re Crimea
From Cathy Newman; JRL #2009-114, June 18, 2009.
:: Russia Won't Fine Ukraine For Taking Less Gas Than Agreed - Miller
From Interfax; JRL #2009-114, June 18, 2009.
:: Russia's Diplomatic Riddle
Will the Sentimentalist Be Replaced With a Nationalist or a Pragmatist?
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-114, June 18, 2009.
:: Priorities for U.S. Policy toward Ukraine in the Obama Administration Kennan Institute event summary; JRL #2009-36, Feb. 20, 2009.
:: US embassy representative: Obama has great plans concerning Ukraine
From Interfax; JRL #2009-25, Feb. 5, 2009.
:: Ukraine's Crimean parliament speaker opposes US embassy office in Simferopol
From Interfax; JRL #2009-18, Jan. 27, 2009.
:: There is no more brotherhood between Russian, Ukrainian people -Ukrainian FM
From Interfax; JRL #2009-18, Jan. 27, 2009.
