Ukraine
10 most important world events of 2009
1. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American, President of the United States. Moreover, in October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy...
Ukraine crocodile sick after eating mobile phone
A visitor dropped her phone while trying to photograph one of the aquarium's crocodiles Staff at an aquarium in Ukraine are concerned for one of their crocodiles after it ate a mobile phone dropped into its enclosure by a visitor. The 14-year-old...
Immigration into Moldova goes up by quarter
Over 2.5 thousand foreigners immigrated into Moldova last year - up 25.9% against 2009, the National Migration Bureau reported. The largest proportion of the immigrants came to Moldova for family reunification (905 persons) and for studying (790)....
No substitute for firsthand experience
by Michael Holtz A Moldovan journalist I met joked that three days in his country was only long enough to understand the wine. I’d argue it’s only long enough to find a reason to stay longer. Moldova earned a spot in the American news stream...
Ukrainian nationalists protest Russian Patriarch's visit
Ukrainian police have detained several nationalists for protesting a visit to Kyiv by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. The members of Ukraine's nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) movement were arrested Monday as they rallied near...
Moscow Patriarch’s visit to Ukraine proving counterproductive
by Paul Goble Patriarch Kirill’s current visit to Ukraine is having the opposite effect he intends. Instead of generating pressure for an end to the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Russian church leader’s latest visit is in fact...
Ukrainian nationalism again under attack in Ukraine
by Taras Kuzio Belarus and Ukraine are the only two post-communist countries where the ruling authorities see the nationalism of their countrymen as something to be denounced and combated. Viktor Yanukovych, is the first of four Ukrainian presidents...
Search continues for missing Ukraine miners after deadly accident
DONETSK, Ukraine -- Rescue groups are continuing to search for two miners missing after a deadly accident at the Skochinsky mine near Donetsk, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. Three miners died as a result of the sudden release of a mixture of coal...
Christians celebrate Easter from the Balkans to the Caucasus (video)
From the Balkans to the Caucasus, Christians in RFE/RL's broadcast region are celebrating Easter with local customs as well as traditions that have spread across the Christian world. The art of pysanka, decorating eggs with melted colored wax, is a part...
Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko withdraws election complaint
Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a losing candidate in the recent presidential election, has withdrawn her legal challenge from the court where she went to claim that voting results were rigged. The decision clears the way for opposition leader...
