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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Ukraine</title>
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		<title>Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Greek-owned cargo ship to be freed in Somalia

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek shipowning company said it had paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters for the past seven months, and the ship&#8217;s release was expected later Thursday.
Athens-based Alloceans Shipping declined to specify the sum paid, but a man claiming to be  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-shipowners-paid-ransom-to-somali-pirates-ariana-freighter-to-be-freed-soon-242484/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukrainian museum says portrait of Venetian Doge in its collection is Titian&#8217;s work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Ukrainian museum claims it owns a Titian portrait

KIEV, Ukraine — The director of a Ukrainian museum claimed Tuesday that a portrait of a Venetian Doge in its collection is a work of Titian, even as an expert warned that art historians are best placed to make that call.
Vladimir Ostrovsky said the State Hermitage Museum in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukrainian-museum-says-portrait-of-venetian-doge-in-its-collection-is-titians-work-238191/">Ukrainian museum says portrait of Venetian Doge in its collection is Titian&#8217;s work</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prison sentence cut for ex-Ukrainian prime minister convicted in US of corruption in homeland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Former Ukraine leader&#8217;s prison sentence reduced

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has reduced the prison sentence of a former Ukrainian prime minister convicted in the U.S. of corruption in his homeland.
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer cut Pavlo Lazarenko&#8217;s nine-year sentence by 11 months on Wednesday.
The move came after an appeals court last year tossed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prison-sentence-cut-for-ex-ukrainian-prime-minister-convicted-in-us-of-corruption-in-homeland-231979/" title="Prison sentence cut for ex-Ukrainian prime minister convicted in US of corruption in homeland">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of British reporter who sacrificed reputation to expose Stalin&#8217;s famine goes on display</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raphael G. Satter</dc:creator>
		
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Diary that helped expose Stalin&#8217;s famine displayed

LONDON — The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin&#8217;s murderous famine in Ukraine were put on public display for the first time Friday.
Welsh journalist Gareth Jones sneaked into Ukraine in March of 1933, at the height of a famine engineered .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diary-of-british-reporter-who-sacrificed-reputation-to-expose-stalins-famine-goes-on-display-227684/" title="Diary of British reporter who sacrificed reputation to expose Stalin&#8217;s famine goes on display">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden, Finland approve Russian-German gas pipeline project in Baltic Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malin Rising</dc:creator>
		
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Sweden, Finland OK Baltic Sea gas pipeline project
STOCKHOLM — Sweden and Finland on Thursday approved a Baltic Sea pipeline project that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, clearing two key obstacles for construction to begin next year.
Sweden said the €7.4 billion ($11 billion) Nord Stream project met its demands to protect the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-finland-approve-russian-german-gas-pipeline-project-in-baltic-sea-219057/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sweden, Finland approve Russian-German gas pipeline project in Baltic Sea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden OKs Russian-German gas pipeline in Baltic Sea, says it meets environmental concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-oks-russian-german-gas-pipeline-in-baltic-sea-says-it-meets-environmental-concerns-218840/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Sweden OKs Baltic Sea gas pipeline
STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Thursday became the second nation to approve a Baltic Sea pipeline that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, saying the project meets its demands to protect the marine environment.
The $15 billion Nord Stream pipeline, which was approved by Denmark last month, also needs ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-oks-russian-german-gas-pipeline-in-baltic-sea-says-it-meets-environmental-concerns-218840/">Sweden OKs Russian-German gas pipeline in Baltic Sea, says it meets environmental concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak.
The death toll from flu has climbed to 71 since the outbreak struck last week in the western city of Ternopil, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-slovakia-tighten-borders-with-ukraine-as-who-investigates-swine-flu-outbreak-216270/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Putin urges the EU to lend Ukraine a &#8216;lousy billion&#8217; to ensure gas deliveries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Putin requests EU credits for Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union on Monday to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of flows to Europe.
Europe gets 20 percent of its gas from Russia via pipelines ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-putin-urges-the-eu-to-lend-ukraine-a-lousy-billion-to-ensure-gas-deliveries-215191/">Russia&#8217;s Putin urges the EU to lend Ukraine a &#8216;lousy billion&#8217; to ensure gas deliveries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

KIEV, Ukraine — Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation&#8217;s schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
The World Health Organization said Monday there was no ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/">Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-reveals-generation-gap-on-democracy-capitalism-in-ex-communist-european-countries-215027/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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Poll: generation gap in Eastern Europe on politics

WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a sharp generational schism has formed in how people in Europe&#8217;s former communist countries view the shift to democracy and capitalism, a survey has found.
People in nine Eastern European countries polled, who were born shortly before or .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poll-reveals-generation-gap-on-democracy-capitalism-in-ex-communist-european-countries-215027/">Source article &nbsp;: Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts visit Ukraine as country erupts in swine flu panic; Some see political overtones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine in panic over swine flu; WHO team visits

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine is in a panic about swine flu, with officials closing schools, imposing travel restrictions and limiting public gatherings. Yet many suspect that politics, not health issues, are behind the uproar.
The World Health Organization said Monday there is no evidence that Ukraine&#8217;s outbreak is ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-experts-visit-ukraine-as-country-erupts-in-swine-flu-panic-some-see-political-overtones-214994/">WHO experts visit Ukraine as country erupts in swine flu panic; Some see political overtones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lavrov, EU leaders talks focus on improving bilateral ties, gas supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Talks between the European Union and Russia are on track to conclude a new partnership and cooperation agreement to replace the one that expired last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.

After meeting with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt — whose country currently holds the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lavrov-eu-leaders-talks-focus-on-improving-bilateral-ties-gas-supplies-199876/">Read : Lavrov, EU leaders talks focus on improving bilateral ties, gas supplies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: A fresh face among Ukraine&#8217;s warring leaders vows to break political deadlock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine&#8217;s youngest leading presidential hopeful says he flies economy class, vows not to take advice from either Moscow or Washington and promises to fight corruption with &#8220;a truncheon in my hands.&#8221;

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, a 35-year-old millionaire banker, is trailing in third place in opinion polls ahead of Ukraine&#8217;s January 17 presidential contest, which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-a-fresh-face-among-ukraines-warring-leaders-vows-to-break-political-deadlock-199807/" title="AP Interview: A fresh face among Ukraine&#8217;s warring leaders vows to break political deadlock">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Russia warns US missile-defense talks with non-NATO nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A top Russian diplomat suggested Thursday that the U.S. should not talk with non-NATO nations about a prospective missile shield, Russian news agencies reported.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov&#8217;s remarks appeared to reflect alarm over the idea that Western-leaning neighbors such as Ukraine or Georgia, Russia&#8217;s foe in a war last year, could potentially ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-russia-warns-us-missile-defense-talks-with-non-nato-nations-197083/">Reports: Russia warns US missile-defense talks with non-NATO nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IMF efforts to help E. Europe weather the recession run into political turbulence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The International Monetary Fund is facing key political crunch points in its dealings across Eastern Europe even though it has done much to lose its previous reputation as an advocate of austerity.

Tuesday&#8217;s collapse of Romania&#8217;s center-right government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, has raised concerns about adherence to conditions on the IMF&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-efforts-to-help-e-europe-weather-the-recession-run-into-political-turbulence-196103/">IMF efforts to help E. Europe weather the recession run into political turbulence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mich. man fighting deportation denies shooting Jews as part of WWII Ukrainian police unit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — An 88-year-old retired auto engineer told a judge Tuesday that he never shot Jews while serving in a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II, during an initial hearing over whether the government can deport him.

Speaking through his lawyer, John Kalymon, of suburban Detroit, denied the U.S. Justice Department&#8217;s assertion that he claimed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mich-man-fighting-deportation-denies-shooting-jews-as-part-of-wwii-ukrainian-police-unit-194771/">Mich. man fighting deportation denies shooting Jews as part of WWII Ukrainian police unit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine president oversees naval exercises off tense Crimea peninsula</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine sent hundreds of troops, five ships and 15 aircraft into the Black Sea region Thursday for day-long military drills off its Crimean peninsula, a potential flashpoint with Russia.

The exercises commenced just as a Russian state news agency said Russian drills in the same body of water were coming to a close.
Crimea, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-president-oversees-naval-exercises-off-tense-crimea-peninsula-190585/" title="Ukraine president oversees naval exercises off tense Crimea peninsula">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s Naftogaz indicates default on $500 million bonds, but restructuring likely</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine&#8217;s debt-laden state energy company Naftogaz on Thursday effectively defaulted on its $500 million Eurobond issue after it failed to make a payment on time, but a deal on restructuring the debt was expected soon.

Naftogaz, which transports Russian natural gas to European consumers, said in a statement that it had failed to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-naftogaz-indicates-default-on-500-million-bonds-but-restructuring-likely-183717/" title="Ukraine&#8217;s Naftogaz indicates default on $500 million bonds, but restructuring likely">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kiev marks 68th anniversary of Babi Yar Nazi massacre with new monument</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Stone-faced Nazi soldiers wielding rifles marched Kiev&#8217;s sobbing Jews to be killed in the Babi Yar ravine as passers-by held back tears in a dramatic theatrical performance meant to mark the anniversary of the massacre Tuesday.

On that day 68 years ago, the Nazis launched one of the most horrific killings of the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kiev-marks-68th-anniversary-of-babi-yar-nazi-massacre-with-new-monument-181595/">Kiev marks 68th anniversary of Babi Yar Nazi massacre with new monument</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s Yushchenko asks Russia to hand over key figures in his dioxin poisoning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has urged Russia to turn over important figures in his nearly lethal dioxin poisoning five years ago.

Yushchenko said in an interview aired Sunday night on Channel 1+1 that the testimony of the three men who were at a dinner in 2004 at which he believes he was poisoned .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-yushchenko-asks-russia-to-hand-over-key-figures-in-his-dioxin-poisoning-180889/">Ukraine&#8217;s Yushchenko asks Russia to hand over key figures in his dioxin poisoning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Kiev scraps plans to build hotel near site of Babi Yar massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Kiev authorities have scrapped a widely criticized plan to build a hotel near what experts say was a killing field used by Nazis during the Babi Yar massacre, officials said Monday.

Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky&#8217;s office said he vetoed a decision by the city council to build the hotel, which would have been called .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-kiev-scraps-plans-to-build-hotel-near-site-of-babi-yar-massacre-180864/">Official: Kiev scraps plans to build hotel near site of Babi Yar massacre</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine: Jewish groups protest Kiev plans for hotel at Babi Yar, site of Holocaust massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Jewish groups condemned Thursday a plan by authorities in the Ukrainian capital to build a hotel on what a leading scholar said was a killing field in the Babi Yar massacre, a horrific chapter of the Holocaust.

The controversy erupted days before the 68th anniversary of the killing of more than 30,000 Jews .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-jewish-groups-protest-kiev-plans-for-hotel-at-babi-yar-site-of-holocaust-massacre-177828/" title="Ukraine: Jewish groups protest Kiev plans for hotel at Babi Yar, site of Holocaust massacre">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Ukraine leader Yushchenko optimistic about NATO membership, re-election chances</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven R. Hurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko says he is optimistic that his country will join NATO, declaring the tide of public opinion in the former Soviet republic is swinging in favor of membership in the Western military alliance.

Yushchenko, who faces a tough re-election battle in January, also disputed reports that only about 5 percent ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-ukraine-leader-yushchenko-optimistic-about-nato-membership-re-election-chances-174830/" title="AP Interview: Ukraine leader Yushchenko optimistic about NATO membership, re-election chances">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: US missile move gives Russia what it wants; will Kremlin offer anything in return?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Eckel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The Kremlin got exactly what it wanted when the United States scrapped plans for missile defenses on Russia&#8217;s borders.

And Moscow wasted no time in trying to show, at least publicly, that it has ceded nothing in return and, in fact, intends to press for more from Washington.
Iran and its nuclear intentions loomed over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-us-missile-move-gives-russia-what-it-wants-will-kremlin-offer-anything-in-return-172667/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Analysis: US missile move gives Russia what it wants; will Kremlin offer anything in return?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine: Elton John too old, too single to adopt HIV-infected boy from Ukrainian orphanage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Elton John won&#8217;t be able to adopt a 14-month-old HIV-positive child from Ukraine because the pop star is too old and isn&#8217;t married, the government said Monday.

Adoption and gay rights advocates expressed regret about the determination by Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko, while a children&#8217;s charity had reservations about John&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-elton-john-too-old-too-single-to-adopt-hiv-infected-boy-from-ukrainian-orphanage-168029/">Source &nbsp;: Ukraine: Elton John too old, too single to adopt HIV-infected boy from Ukrainian orphanage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine family minister says Elton John can&#8217;t adopt HIV-infected boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian official says Elton John cannot adopt a 14-month-old Ukrainian child because the pop star is too old and isn&#8217;t married.

John said Saturday that he and his male partner wanted to adopt an HIV-infected boy named Lev whom the singer met during a visit to an orphanage.
But Family, Youth and Sports .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-family-minister-says-elton-john-cant-adopt-hiv-infected-boy-167981/">Ukraine family minister says Elton John can&#8217;t adopt HIV-infected boy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian toddler with his partner David Furnish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie — pop star Elton John has decided he wants to join the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children.

But it&#8217;s not clear if John, 62, will be able to adopt, and the Rocket Man star has not yet started formal proceedings, which are often long and complicated.
John .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elton-john-wants-to-adopt-ukrainian-toddler-with-his-partner-david-furnish-167208/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian toddler with his partner David Furnish</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s political chaos deepens ahead of January presidential vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — The lawmaker strode through parliament, smiling politely and clutching a chair — his contribution to a barricade designed to paralyze proceedings.

Fresh from summer vacation, lawmakers last week were back to the shenanigans that have made Ukraine&#8217;s parliament a source of entertainment and fodder for YouTube.
But as the former Soviet republic struggles with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-political-chaos-deepens-ahead-of-january-presidential-vote-166813/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ukraine&#8217;s political chaos deepens ahead of January presidential vote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kremlin bill on using military force abroad clears preliminary hurdle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A Kremlin bill expanding the legal reasons for using military force abroad won a quick preliminary approval in the lower house of parliament Wednesday.

The motion was seen by some as a sign that the Kremlin was taking a tougher posture in relations with ex-Soviet neighbors after last year&#8217;s war with Georgia.
The Kremlin-controlled State  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kremlin-bill-on-using-military-force-abroad-clears-preliminary-hurdle-163781/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi condemns Ukrainian mayor accused of anti-Semitic remarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Jewish leaders in Ukraine and Russia on Thursday condemned the mayor of a Ukrainian city who called a presidential hopeful &#8220;an impudent little Jew,&#8221; and Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi said he would travel there in a show of support for the local Jewish community.

The incident was a worrying sign of persistent anti-Semitism in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-chief-rabbi-condemns-ukrainian-mayor-accused-of-anti-semitic-remarks-158684/">Original article on  : Russia&#8217;s chief rabbi condemns Ukrainian mayor accused of anti-Semitic remarks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mich. man facing possible deportation because of alleged ties to Nazis says he shot no one</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TROY, Mich. — Crying on his front porch, an 88-year-old Michigan man targeted for deportation firmly denied shooting anyone when he was a member of a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II.

John Kalymon was stripped of his U.S. citizenship in 2007. Now the U.S. Justice Department wants him kicked out of the country, a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mich-man-facing-possible-deportation-because-of-alleged-ties-to-nazis-says-he-shot-no-one-155669/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mich. man facing possible deportation because of alleged ties to Nazis says he shot no one</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s president rejects Russian criticism, says Russia to blame for strained ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Aksyonova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday rejected sharp criticism from his Russian counterpart, saying the Kremlin is to blame for a downturn in bilateral ties.

Yushchenko was responding to an open letter from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has accused him of conducting a hostile policy toward Russia. The unusually blunt words came .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-president-rejects-russian-criticism-says-russia-to-blame-for-strained-ties-138716/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ukraine&#8217;s president rejects Russian criticism, says Russia to blame for strained ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian president accuses Ukraine of endangering European gas supplies, delays new ambassador</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused Ukraine of endangering European gas supplies, and threatened to delay sending a new Russian ambassador until relations with its neighbor improve.

In a letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko released Tuesday by the Kremlin, Medvedev also criticizes Yushchenko&#8217;s push to make Ukraine a NATO member and his support  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-president-accuses-ukraine-of-endangering-european-gas-supplies-delays-new-ambassador-137019/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-gets-turkish-support-for-south-stream-gas-pipeline-during-putin-visit-to-ankara-132634/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Russia on Thursday secured Turkish support for a pipeline project that challenges European efforts to reduce energy dependence on Moscow, but predicted that Europe would ultimately benefit from the deal.

Russia&#8217;s South Stream pipeline rivals a pipeline project known as Nabucco that has the backing of the European Union and the United States ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-gets-turkish-support-for-south-stream-gas-pipeline-during-putin-visit-to-ankara-132634/" title="Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU: International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up $1.7 billion for gas business</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-international-lenders-are-ready-to-give-ukraine-up-17-billion-for-gas-business-127000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aoife White</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up to $1.7 billion in loans to help it pay a massive natural gas bill to Russia and reform its energy sector, the European Commission said Friday.

Ukraine sought up to $4.2 billion to pay Russia for gas supplies as it struggles with a severe economic downturn. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-international-lenders-are-ready-to-give-ukraine-up-17-billion-for-gas-business-127000/">Source &nbsp;: EU: International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up $1.7 billion for gas business</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s economic reform efforts get backing from S&amp;P ratings agency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-economic-reform-efforts-get-backing-from-sp-ratings-agency-126527/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Ukraine won a thumbs up Friday from a leading credit ratings agency for its efforts to get its battered economy in shape for a loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s said it was revising its outlook on Ukraine&#8217;s long-term ratings to positive from negative in the wake of budgetary and financial .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraines-economic-reform-efforts-get-backing-from-sp-ratings-agency-126527/" title="Ukraine&#8217;s economic reform efforts get backing from S&#038;P ratings agency">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer for slain Ukrainian journalist&#8217;s widow doubts crime will be solved, despite key arrest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-slain-ukrainian-journalists-widow-doubts-crime-will-be-solved-despite-key-arrest-126484/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — The lawyer for the family of a slain Ukrainian journalist said Friday she doubts the arrest of a key suspect will help police track down those responsible for the crime.

Authorities are not trustworthy and are trying to conceal the identities of the people who set up the grisly murder, said Valentina Telychenko, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-for-slain-ukrainian-journalists-widow-doubts-crime-will-be-solved-despite-key-arrest-126484/" title="Lawyer for slain Ukrainian journalist&#8217;s widow doubts crime will be solved, despite key arrest">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU says Ukraine is promising concrete gas transport reforms in return for loans</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-says-ukraine-is-promising-concrete-gas-transport-reforms-in-return-for-loans-125331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The European Union says Ukraine has promised to make concrete reforms to the way it manages its natural gas sector in return for loans from international lenders.

Ukraine is seeking up to $4.2 billion to pay Russia for gas supplies as it struggles with a severe economic downturn. A payment dispute between the two .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-says-ukraine-is-promising-concrete-gas-transport-reforms-in-return-for-loans-125331/" title="EU says Ukraine is promising concrete gas transport reforms in return for loans">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine seeks to restructure debt of troubled Naftogaz energy firm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine&#8217;s acting finance minister said Wednesday the government has launched talks on restructuring the foreign borrowings of the state energy firm Naftogaz, in a worrying sign that the company at the center of Europe&#8217;s natural gas trade is in financial trouble.

Ihor Umansky told reporters that the Cabinet is talking to Naftogaz&#8217;s lenders .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-seeks-to-restructure-debt-of-troubled-naftogaz-energy-firm-124064/">Original article &nbsp;: Ukraine seeks to restructure debt of troubled Naftogaz energy firm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine prosecutors: Skull likely belonging to investigative reporter killed in 2000 found</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-prosecutors-skull-likely-belonging-to-investigative-reporter-killed-in-2000-found-123058/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian investigators on Tuesday found what they believe are the remains of the skull of a journalist who was kidnapped and decapitated nearly nine years ago, officials said.

The damaged skull, thought to belong to Heorhiy Gongadze, was found in a village outside Kiev, Prosecutors&#8217; spokesman Yuriy Boychenko said.
The discovery comes days after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-prosecutors-skull-likely-belonging-to-investigative-reporter-killed-in-2000-found-123058/">Source &nbsp;: Ukraine prosecutors: Skull likely belonging to investigative reporter killed in 2000 found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Orthodox Patriarch signals he will not allow independent church in Ukraine</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-patriarch-signals-he-will-not-allow-independent-church-in-ukraine-122071/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church rejected calls from Ukraine&#8217;s president to create a local Orthodox church that would be independent from Moscow, saying he firmly supports the status quo.

Patriarch Kirill arrived in Ukraine for a prolonged visit, which observers say is aimed at reasserting Moscow&#8217;s religious and political influence over .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-patriarch-signals-he-will-not-allow-independent-church-in-ukraine-122071/">Russian Orthodox Patriarch signals he will not allow independent church in Ukraine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Orthodox Patriarch visits Ukraine in power show, calls for &#8216;church unity&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-patriarch-visits-ukraine-in-power-show-calls-for-church-unity-121697/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church led solemn prayers in Kiev on Monday, the first day of 10-day visit aimed at reasserting Moscow&#8217;s dominance over church leaders in Ukraine.

Patriarch Kirill led the service on the sacred St. Volodymyr Hill in central Kiev near the statue of prince Volodymyr, who launched the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-patriarch-visits-ukraine-in-power-show-calls-for-church-unity-121697/" title="Russian Orthodox Patriarch visits Ukraine in power show, calls for &#8216;church unity&#8217;">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Orthodox Patriarch visits Ukraine, calls for &#8216;church unity&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIEV, Ukraine — The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has arrived in Kiev for a 10-day visit aimed at reasserting Moscow&#8217;s dominance over the church&#8217;s leaders in Ukraine.

Patriarch Kirill said Monday he would pray for the two nations&#8217; &#8220;unbreakable spiritual and church unity.&#8221; The statement was a reference to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko&#8217;s efforts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-patriarch-visits-ukraine-calls-for-church-unity-121633/">Read more : Russian Orthodox Patriarch visits Ukraine, calls for &#8216;church unity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Medvedev says NATO &#8220;not ready&#8221; for Georgia and Ukraine membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mansur Mirovalev</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday NATO is beginning to realize that Georgia and Ukraine should not be &#8220;dragged&#8221; into the alliance.

&#8220;The understanding that these respected states are not ready to make this sort of decision and that the alliance is not ready to absorb them is gradually understood,&#8221; Medvedev said in remarks ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-medvedev-says-nato-not-ready-for-georgia-and-ukraine-membership-121062/">Russia&#8217;s Medvedev says NATO &#8220;not ready&#8221; for Georgia and Ukraine membership</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medvedev: US need not abandon Ukraine or Georgia for sake of warmer ties with Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said U.S. efforts to mend relations with Moscow need not be made at the expense of Washington&#8217;s ties to Ukraine and Georgia.

Medvedev&#8217;s comments, broadcast Friday, were clearly meant to send a positive signal about the potential for warmer relations with the United States after his summit this month with ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medvedev-us-need-not-abandon-ukraine-or-georgia-for-sake-of-warmer-ties-with-russia-119728/">Medvedev: US need not abandon Ukraine or Georgia for sake of warmer ties with Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US backtracks on Georgian president&#8217;s request for US weapons in talks with Biden</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — U.S. officials are now saying Georgia&#8217;s president did not ask U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for advanced U.S. weaponry and unarmed observers to help monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions.

A senior U.S. administration official speaking on condition of anonymity had told reporters that President Mikhail Saakashvili had ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-backtracks-on-georgian-presidents-request-for-us-weapons-in-talks-with-biden-118658/" title="US backtracks on Georgian president&#8217;s request for US weapons in talks with Biden">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia asks Biden for advanced US weapons, observers; US makes no promises on military aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia&#8217;s president asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for advanced U.S. weaponry, military aid and unarmed observers to monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions, a senior U.S. official said.

Biden made no promises of any U.S. military assistance, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-asks-biden-for-advanced-us-weapons-observers-us-makes-no-promises-on-military-aid-118407/">Original article &nbsp;: Georgia asks Biden for advanced US weapons, observers; US makes no promises on military aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden to Georgia, Ukraine: US will not recognize Russian &#8217;sphere of influence&#8217; claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged support for efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to break free of Russia&#8217;s orbit, saying Washington would not recognize Kremlin claims to an exclusive sphere of influence over former Soviet states.

Biden&#8217;s assurances in visits to both countries bluntly addressed the most volatile issue dividing Russia  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-to-georgia-ukraine-us-will-not-recognize-russian-sphere-of-influence-claim-117662/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden assures Georgia that America &#8217;stands with you&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — The Obama administration firmly supports Georgia, but President Mikhail Saakashvili must further encourage democracy, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Speaking at a banquet in the glass-domed dining room of Saakashvili&#8217;s $40 million presidential offices, Biden pledged backing for the country one year after its armed forces were crushed in a war ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-assures-georgia-that-america-stands-with-you-117518/">Biden assures Georgia that America &#8217;stands with you&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia crowds greet Biden with flags, pleas for continued US support</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — Hundreds of flag-waving Georgians lined streets in the capital to welcome U.S. Vice President Joe Biden following his arrival in the former Soviet republic a year after its war with Russia.

People held signs saying &#8220;Don&#8217;t Forget Us&#8221; and &#8220;No to occupation&#8221; — a reference to the Russian troops stationed in two breakaway ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-crowds-greet-biden-with-flags-pleas-for-continued-us-support-117427/" title="Georgia crowds greet Biden with flags, pleas for continued US support">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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