Ukraine lies in the geographic center of Europe, which gives the former Soviet republic the option of orienting its economy toward Russia and the east, or the European Union and the west. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited both ends o...
Political infighting has led to the collapse of Ukraine's governing coalition, raising the prospect of difficult negotiations to form a new government or a third parliamentary election in as many years. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky has been foll...
By Tetiana Koprowicz and Ruslan Petrychka New York 27 February 2008 Ukrainian fighter Wladimir Klitschko took another step toward becoming the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion on Saturday after a dominant decision over Russia's Sultan Ibragimov...
By Peter Fedynsky Stariy Sokil, Ukraine 01 November 2007 The United Nations predicts Ukraine, Russia and Belarus will lose up to 50 percent of their people by the year 2050 due to declining birth rates, low life expectancy and emigration. All of thes...
By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv 01 October 2007 An early exit poll for the special Ukrainian parliamentary election shows the party of President Viktor Yushchenko coming in a distant third against the political organization of the man he defeated for the pres...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 19 April 2007 The ongoing political stalemate in Ukraine is a far cry from the heady days of the so-called Orange Revolution in 2004. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the cur...