Russia Fumes as US Warship Deploys Near Its Coast | Black Sea wargames a little too close to home
Ukraine President Scraps NATO Membership Commission
Ukraine President Scraps NATO Membership Commission | Yanukovych aiming for improved ties with Russia
Ukraine Poised to Pass Law Against Joining NATO
Ukraine Poised to Pass Law Against Joining NATO | New govt’s bill would affirm ‘nonaligned status’
Opposition’s Victory Sets Stage for Ukraine Runoff Vote
Opposition’s Victory Sets Stage for Ukraine Runoff Vote | Yanukovich aims to repair strained ties with Russia
Medvedev Condemns Yushchenko, Hopes for New Ukrainian Leadership
Medvedev Condemns Yushchenko, Hopes for New Ukrainian Leadership | Russia to postpone sending new ambassador
Biden Backs NATO Membership for Ukraine
Biden Backs NATO Membership for Ukraine | Seeks to reassure nation after Russia talks
NATO Not Expected to Offer Ukraine or Georgia Membership Plans
At this week's meeting, NATO will reportedly offer advice on reforms which Ukraine and Georgia need to pursue to be considered for potential membership, but they are not expected to offer formal roadmaps on the process. The move, proposed by the British government,...
Russia Threatens to Pull Out of Arms Treaty Over NATO Expansion
A senior Russian military diplomat is quoted as saying that if NATO grants Membership Action Plans to Georgia and Ukraine, the Russian government will ultimately pull out of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty. The CFE is a treaty first put in place in the...
Crimea Calls for Recognition of South Ossetia, Abkhazia as Enclaves Sign Russia Defense Deal
The Crimean Parliament voted today 79-8 to press the Ukrainian government to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It seems highly unlikely that the Ukrainian government will act on the call given the collapse of its coalition government and the...
Ukraine’s Coalition Also a Casualty of Russia-Georgia War
Ukraine's Parliament is expected to declare its coalition government dissolved tomorrow, after a split between the factions of President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Unless a new coalition is formed within the next 30 days, which at this...