Ukraine 'not ready' to join Nato
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Ukraine's new PM says Kiev is not ready to join Nato because of public opposition to such a move.
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Ukraine's relationship with the European Union has been erratic. Six months ago, 10 new members joined the EU, and many in Ukraine are concerned their country has been condemned to the wrong side of a new "Iron ...
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union. ``If Ukraine wants to enter the EU and is welcomed there, then we can only be pleased,&#39;&#39; Putin
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UKRAINEâS opposition, scenting victory in the re-run elections this month, has rejected a compromise deal with the Russian-backed Government that would dilute the new presidentâs powers.
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Since seceding from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has tried to balance its close ties with Russia with its aspirations of broader cooperation with the European Union (EU).
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NATO said on Monday it was very concerned at Russia's decision to suspend participation in a landmark treaty limiting armed forces in post-Cold War Europe amid growing tension over a U.S. missile shield.
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Nato could be destroyed if European allied troops are not prepared to fight in Afghanistan, says US
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BRUSSELS, Belgium Ukraine's new prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, said Thursday his government would continue to seek membership in the European Union, but not in the NATO alliance.
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It may have taken a peaceful revolution to make it happen, but Ukraine has burst onto Europe - s--and the world - s--radar screen.
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The national security of Ukraine is in danger, according to a written statement sent to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament speaker Volodymyr Litvin by Oleksandr Zinchenko, the head of ...
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NATO is set to cancel a meeting of its  foreign ministers with the Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled  for Thursday because of the political crisis in Kiev, diplomats  and officials said.
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BUDAPEST, Mar 13 (IPS) - Western-leaning elites in this nominally neutral   country would like to see Ukraine join the  North Atlantic  Treaty Organisation (NATO) despite strong popular  opposition.
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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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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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VILNIUS/KABUL  - NATO struggled to maintain unity over the war in Afghanistan on Thursday after the United States raised concerns that some members were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to achieve victory.
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MOSCOW, Sept. 14 -- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine said Thursday that his government would suspend negotiations on membership in the NATO alliance, his first major step toward reversing his country's drift away from Russia and toward the West.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - France urged Ukraine's new  authorities under reformist president Viktor Yushchenko to take  a gradual approach in preparing for eventually joining the  European Union and urged Kiev to uphold good ties with Russia.