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Russian patriarch tells pope he hopes for ‘rapid resolution’ of Catholic-Orthodox divide

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has told the pope he hopes for a “rapid resolution” of the 1,000-year-old problems that …
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Ukraine: Moldovan separatists unblock traffic at border

(AP) Moldovan separatists unblocked road traffic at the Ukrainian border, a Ukrainian official said Friday, ending two weeks of protests over Kiev’s …
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Ukraine’s parliamentary elections could reshape Ukraine’s political landscape

ry reforms that are making the contest the most democratic in this ex-Soviet republic’s history. Pollsters predict the winner will be the pro-Russian …
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Georgian election observers detained in Belarus as pre-vote tensions mount

fficial said Friday they would be sent back to Georgia. A spokesman for the Belarusian border guard forces, Vasily Kiptenko, said the nine were …
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Pro-Kremlin party throws support behind driver accused in Russian governor’s death

MOSCOW (AP) – The pro-Kremlin United Russia party on Friday threw its support behind a driver who was sentenced to four years in internal exile for …
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Indian prime minister seeks greater energy cooperation with Russia

NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday sought greater cooperation from Russia in energy, days after Moscow agreed to sell …
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Milosevic’s coffin displayed for second day; widow’s attendance at burial uncertain

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) – Thousands of weeping supporters of Slobodan Milosevic passed by the coffin of their late leader Friday, and it was …
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Belarus KGB chief says election day protesters could be charged with terrorism

service warned Thursday that any protesters who take to the streets on election day Sunday could be charged with terrorism, and accused the opposition …
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Opposition candidate challenges Belarus’ strongman amid persecution and fear

an his rally in this city by telling supporters he is going to lose Sunday’s vote. It is an unorthodox strategy, but his backers still find him …
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G-8 energy ministers convene in Moscow for talks on energy security

MOSCOW (AP) – Energy ministers from the world’s richest countries called Thursday for market-oriented approaches to increasing supplies and said …
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Stand up against dictatorship

Like Ukraine, Belarus is wedged between Russia and the European Union. Both countries are also holding important elections this month. Belarusian …
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Castles in your sand box

In mid-February the Post praised the entrance of three western banks onto the Ukrainian market after Banca Intesa of Italy inked a deal to purchase 85 …
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Balazs Jarabik: Lukashenko losing grip on Belarus

Starting March 14, Belarusian polling stations will be open for five days of so-called early voting, apparently for those Belarusians who would …
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Celebrity couple opens up

A phone call from Eugenia Tymoshenko warns that she and her British husband Sean Carr will be late for a lunch-time interview with the Post at …
Yulianna Vilkos

Tensions rise ahead of Belarusian presidential vote

Pre-term presidential voting kicked off in Belarus on March 14, five days before the official election day, but tensions continue to  to rise in the …
Evgenia Mussuri

U.S. annuls Cold War sanctions

The Jackson-Vanik Amendment, a United States trade act signed in 1975 to coerce the Soviet Union to stop persecuting Jewish emigres, has all but ended …
Vasyl Pawlowsky

Election watchdogs cite improvements, setbacks

Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections are a large improvement over those of previous years in terms of parties’ access to free media and …
Evgenia Mussuri

Nigerian ruling political party opens support branch in Ukraine

Nigerians in Ukraine now have a chance to be more active in their country’s political life. The first official meeting of the Ukrainian branch of …
Yulianna Vilkos
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