A $16.4 billion loan for Ukraine, approved by the IMF`s Executive Board on November 5, will help the government strengthen confidence and restore economic stability after the country became the latest victim of the financial crisis sweeping the global economy. [more]

When the presidents and prime ministers of every NATO nation met in Bucharest, Romania, in April, they agreed unanimously that Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics, would someday, without a doubt, enter the Western alliance. [more]

Barack Obama`s election may have prompted celebrations from Chicago to Nairobi. But in Tbilisi, it was disappointment that carried the day, with many Georgians ruefully contemplating what John McCain`s defeat would mean for them. [more]

Among the new generation of Ukrainian politicians there are many children of wealthy parents and professional talkers.
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The 2008 U.S. presidential-election campaign has been watched with much anticipation, both at home and abroad. There’s a woman vice president on the Republican ticket, and an African-American being fielded by the Democrats for the nation’s top job. Whichever party wins, history will be made. [more]

Kyiv has an eerie feeling. The many construction projects have come to a sudden halt. A couple of weeks ago, cranes were turning all over the skyline of Ukraine`s capital, but now they stand abandoned, as credit has dried up. [more]

Interview with Brookings Institute Visiting Fellow and former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer. The interview was conducted by Myroslava Honhadze of VOA’s Ukrainian Service a few hours before President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko dissolved parliament last week. [more]

Even though most MPs were enjoying their summer vacations, the Verkhovna Rada standing committee on national security and defense convened for an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in and around Caucasus and ways to minimize negative impacts for Ukraine. The committee also invited representatives of different political forces and government officials. Journalists were not admitted.
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“Keep an eye on Ukraine” has become something of a refrain for Senator John McCain, who warns darkly that the former Soviet Republic may be the next victim of Moscow`s efforts to squelch plucky little democracies on its doorstep. McCain urges that the U.S. respond by doing whatever it can to speed Ukraine`s accession to membership of NATO. [more]

An article was published a few days ago in the newspaper "Le Monde" by French "writer and film maker" Michaël Prazan. The author is renowned for his broad knowledge of Japanese culture, however had up till now modestly concealed his interest in Ukraine and its history.  [more]