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Jamestown Foundation: The shifting strategic priorities of the Russian navy Over the last two decades, the oceanic navy that Russia inherited from the Soviet Union has declined in size and quality. There were repeated calls from naval officers over the last decade for new construction and a revival of the navy.
Oct 23, 2009 at 23:38
Western Information Agency: Lytvyn wants Russia Black Sea Fleet to remain in Crimea after 2017 Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn opts for letting Russia BSF stay in Crimea after its lease of Sevastopol expires, the speaker said in his interview with Fakty on Oct. 21,leading some experts to observe that the speaker is flirting with Russia.
Oct 23, 2009 at 23:17
Ukraine opposition leader launches comeback bid Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich, ousted in 2005 after mass protests against a rigged presidential poll, launched a comeback bid on Friday with a pledge to end the "chaos" caused by the "Orange revolution" leaders.
Oct 23, 2009 at 23:13 | Reuters
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Hopefuls line up for Ukraine's presidential poll Five people have applied to be registered as candidates in Ukraine's January 2010 presidential election, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports.
Oct 23, 2009 at 22:21
ABC News: Iran misses nuke deal deadline Iran failed to meet a deadline today for accepting a draft deal on its nuclear program, telling the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog it needed more time to provide a response.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:56
AFP: Putin takes Berlusconi for wild water ride Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Friday took the controls of a Russian amphibious jet as he joined his counterpart Vladimir Putin on the latest of the Russian strongman's tough-guy outings.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:53
Cabinet asking Rada to introduce 15% income tax for payers of fixed tax instead of market charge The Cabinet of Ministers has proposed that the parliament abolish the market charge and introduce a 15% income tax for individuals paying the fixed tax if their incomes exceeded UAH 119,000 (or 7,000 nontaxable minimum incomes of citizens) in the past 12 months. The Cabinet of Ministers made this proposal in the new version of its draft law No. 5233, which was registered in the parliament on October 22.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:49 | Ukrainian News
ITAR-TASS: Police confiscate 160 kg of illegal red caviar on Kamchatka Police have confiscated more than 160 kilograms of red caviar from a local resident of Kamchatka who illegally transported it in the territory. The product has been taken into safe custody. The investigation has been started, the press service of the Kamchatka Territory police department told Itar-Tass on Friday.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:41
ITAR-TASS: Former Buryat interior minister charged with 44 episodes of contraband The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Investigation Committee has brought criminal charges against former Buryat Interior Minister Viktor Syusyura.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:38
ITAR-TASS: Second criminal case opened against Paavo Salonen in Russia The Russian Federal Security Service’ s Border Service has opened a criminal case over the illegal crossing of the Russian border by Finnish citizen Paavo Salonen and his son, a source at the Leningrad region prosecutor’s office told Itar-Tass on Friday.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:30
Poroshenko: Ukraine, Russia to cut entry-denied lists of people Kyiv and Moscow have come to an agreement to "gradually" reduce lists of Russians who are denied entry to Ukraine and Ukrainians banned from entering Russia, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Friday.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:26 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian foreign minister satisfied with his visit to Moscow Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko is satisfied with his visit to Moscow. When upon his arrival at Kyiv Boryspil airport on Friday night he was asked whether his visit to Moscow was successful at a briefing, Poroshenko said: “No doubt.”
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:24 | Interfax-Ukraine
Gazprom hopes for New Year without problems with close partners Hopefully, Gazprom will meet the New Year without any problems with its partners, said company chief Alexei Miller.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:22 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych to strive for European standards of living for Ukrainians Regions Party Leader Viktor Yanukovych has said that his chief coal as president will be raising living standards of Ukrainians to the European level.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych: Ukraine will be non-aligned state Party of Regions Leader Viktor Yanukovych has said that if elected president he will strive for Ukraine’s being a non-aligned state.
Oct 23, 2009 at 21:17 | Interfax-Ukraine