Ukraine President Visits Hostile Region
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President Viktor Yushchenko told noisy protesters and wary officials in eastern Ukraine on Thursday that he felt no qualms about traveling to a region hostile to his presidency, saying he wants prosperity for all of the country.
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LEONID KUCHMA, the Ukrainian President, cancelled a visit to Poland at the last minute and appealed for calm yesterday because of mounting tension in the week before an election to choose his successor.
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Ukraine's main opposition leader, on the eve of a trip to the U.S., warned Saturday that the former Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under the influence of Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Ukraine Tuesday for a live television appearance praising the Russian-backed candidate despite criticism that he was seeking to pressure voters ahead of weekend presidential elections in the former Sovier republic.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko moved deeper Sunday into the hostile eastern strongholds of his rival, who has ignored requests for safe passage.
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has called on the country's political forces to stop trying to destabilize the country on the eve of the presidential elections in Ukraine.
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Ukraine looks set to turn its gaze westward under new President-elect Viktor Yushchenko.
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Ukraine's main opposition leader, on the eve of a trip to the U.S., warned Saturday that the former Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under the influence of Russia.Comment
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&quot;Things are not peaceful and quiet here. As long as the current administration is in power then we can only expect that they may forge the results,&quot; says Viktor Yushchenko, the main opposition leader.
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President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine is due to visit neighbouring Russia - just a day after his inauguration.
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Viktor Yushchenko, to be sworn in as president Sunday, has pledged to steer Ukraine on a new course, fighting corruption and bringing the country closer to the European Union and NATO while maintaining good relations with Russia.
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From left, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana meet in Kiev, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.
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Viktor Yushchenko made his first trip to the West as Ukraine's president Tuesday, seeking recognition of the former Soviet republic's right to join the European Union and other Western institutions.
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Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus will go to Kyiv mediate the conflict between the Ukrainian authorities and the opposition.
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Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-backed candidate in Ukraine's presidential elections, rose to prominence as governor of the eastern Donetsk coal-mining and industrial region before President Leonid Kuchma appointed him prime minister in 2002.
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Kiev, Nov. 28 : Talks to end Ukraine's presidential election standoff are going badly, the outgoing President said today while the country seethed with street rallies and threatened to break apart over ...
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MOSCOW -- Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, visiting Moscow on a trip to mend relations after a bitter election campaign, appointed top ally Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister yesterday, a move that was expected to anger the Kremlin.