Yushchenko vows warm Kremlin ties
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Ukraine's opposition candidate for president said Friday whoever wins this weekend's election will enhance the nation's ties to Russia.
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Ukraine's victorious opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has said it will take time to rebuild relations with Russia, which backed his presidential rival.
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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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Ukraine regards Russia as a "real strategic partner" and treats it "respectfully and delicately", Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said.Comment
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President-elect Viktor Yushchenko met the European Union's foreign policy chief on Friday ahead of his inauguration and a packed European tour aimed at setting Ukraine firmly on a new course closer to the West.
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Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of turmoil and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to edge closer to Europe while upholding traditional links ...
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NATO is ready to speed Ukraine toward closer ties and membership if pro-West presidential frontrunner Viktor Yushchenko wins a revote on Dec. 26, alliance sources and diplomats said on Thursday.
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Ukraine's new West-leaning president flew to Moscow Monday and headed straight for the Kremlin where he was to hold delicate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin who had opposed his election.
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On Ukraina television last week, viewers caught images of Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate in this country&#39;s contested presidential election, greeting voters
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Ukrainian president-elect Viktor Yushchenko announced Thursday he will make a key visit to Moscow after his inauguration in an attempt to mend the country's strained relationship with Russia.
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Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko predicted on Friday he would score 60 percent in the re-run of a rigged presidential poll and vowed the nation would improve ties with Russia and avoid threats ...
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Russia has offered to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.
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Viktor Yushchenko prepares to be sworn in as Ukraine's new leader, ending a bitterly fought election marathon.
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Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in  as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of turmoil and  setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to edge closer to  Europe while upholding traditional links with Russia.
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Early press reactions to opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko's victory in Ukraine's presidential election show relief tinged with concern about relations with Russia, the country's traditional partner.
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Viktor A. Yushchenko vowed to unite a poor and deeply divided Ukraine and lead it into the mainstream of Europe.
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That would mean a victory for Viktor Yushchenko and his Orange Revolution, which is pledged to fight corruption and orient Ukraine toward the West.