Ukraine plays down Euro 2012 snubs over TymoshenkoWGMEKIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The Ukrainian president is playing down plans by some European leaders to boycott the Euro 2012 championship matches in Ukraine over the imprisonment of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko. President Viktor Yanukovych also suggested in an ...and more »

Ukraine preparing to ship second batch of BTR-4s to IraqKyiv PostUkraine is preparing to ship to Iraq a second batch of 62 BTR-4 armored personnel carriers, which were assembled at Kharkiv facilities under a large-scale contract worth more than $550 million for the supply of Ukrainian military equipment to the Iraqi ...

Defects Spotted in Ukrainian Armored Vehicles for IraqRIA NovostiBaghdad experts have discovered serious defects in the armored vehicles Ukraine has manufactured for Iraq, Ukraine's Segondya daily reported on Monday. The defects relate to the gun control systems of 62 BTR-4E armored personnel carriers, ...

Ukraine ready to transfer fifth An-32 to IraqKyiv PostUkraine is preparing the dispatch the fifth of six An-32 transport aircraft being assembled under a contract worth over $550 million on the supply of Ukrainian military hardware to Iraq. The Iraqi side has already signed an act of acceptance on the ...

Capsule Reviews of Films Playing at Local TheatersDaily HeraldAmericans vacationing in Ukraine get a little too clever for their own good when they hire an "extreme tourism" guide to drive them to the abandoned city of Pripyat, site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. What could go wrong, am I right?

Adam Rusak, of Gaithersburg, competing in National Geographic BeeWJLA“We have the river Nester which is on the border of Ukraine and Maldova,” Rusak said. A recent poll conducted by National Geographic found 47 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 34 couldn't identify India on a world map.and more »

Ukraine accepts EU legal, medical expertsWGMEBRUSSELS (AP) -- Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov says that the European Union can send experts to assess both the medical state of his jailed predecessor Yulia Tymoshenko and the legal process that led to her conviction and seven-year sentence.and more »

White House picks RHS grad to work with veteransThe Rolla Daily News“It's an absolute honor to be nominated and to represent my fellow veterans,” Sowers, a former Green Beret major who in Iraq, told the Daily News in a phone conversation from San Francisco where he is an associate with McKinsey and Co., ...

Ukraine Invests in Energy IndependenceMarketWatch (press release)Besides increasing domestic extraction, Ukraine is also diversifying its energy sector by looking for new oil and gas suppliers. The country is eyeing projects on gas supply from Azerbaijan, Iraq, Norway, Romania, and Turkey. Moreover, Ukraine plans to ...and more »

Hedge Funds Review MagazinePolitical risk rises in Ukraine following bomb blasts and further attacks possibleHedge Funds Review MagazineRisks rise in Ukraine and Romania but a moderation in Germany's risk score has offset the Eurasian upward trend. Algeria's score increased following elections. Iraq's political risk rose in April. Political risk in the Ukraine has risen over the past ...