 RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report 2/25/2010 4:48:16 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more stories on Eastern Europe, please visit and bookmark our Eastern Europe page . |
| Belarus  Euro Delegation To Minsk Amid Polish Row A European Parliament delegation is due in Belarus today for a three-day fact-finding mission. More  Poland Takes Belarus Offensive To EU The European Parliament today was the epicenter of an ongoing campaign in which Belarusian civil-society activists are seeking greater EU support in their struggle with that country's autocratic authorities. More  Belarusian Crackdown On Polish Minority Puts EU Relations At Risk The Belarusian crackdown against activists from its Polish minority has angered Warsaw, which has threatened Minsk with EU-level reprisals. But analysts are at a loss as to why Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka would want to jeopardize his quietly budding relationship with the EU. More Vigil Held In Belarus For Jailed Ethnic Poles A prayer vigil is being held today in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna to show solidarity with the jailed leaders of an ethnic Polish cultural organization. More  Dozens Arrested At Minsk Valentine's Rally Belarusian police dispersed a St. Valentine's Day gathering in Minsk and detained some 30 young political activists. More  Moldova President Slurs Jewish Deputy Moldovan acting President Mihai Ghimpu, who is also the parliament speaker, is being criticized for insulting a Jewish opposition deputy, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Moldovan Communist Chief 'Concerned' At U.S. Missile Plans Moldovan Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin says he has informed U.S. Ambassador in Chisinau Asif Chaudhry of his "concern" over reports that Washington's plans to deploy missiles in neighboring Romania. More  Moldovan Official Eases Missile Tensions A top Moldovan Communist Party official has dismissed fears that Romania's intention to host a U.S. antimissile shield would trigger a regional arms race. More  Yanukovych Sworn In As Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych's inauguration ends this month's disputed election, but not Ukraine's longstanding political crisis. More  Unloved But Unbowed, Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko Leaves Office Five years after Ukraine's Orange Revolution put him in power, Viktor Yushchenko is stepping down as president. Yushchenko overcame great odds to lead the country during a pivotal time in its history. But he leaves with Ukraine in economic crisis, and paralyzed by a bitter political standoff that has Ukrainians disillusioned and wondering what the Orange Revolution was all about. More  EU Ministers Warn Belarus, Condemn Passport Theft In Dubai Killing EU foreign ministers have issued another warning to Belarus over its treatment of ethnic Poles. At their scheduled monthly gathering, they also welcomed the election of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's next president. And the EU's high representative for foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, was scrambled to defuse a potentially highly damaging row with Israel. More  Crimean Tatar Alphabet Switch Urged Crimean Tatar language experts have approved a move to stop using the Cyrillic alphabet and return to the Latin alphabet. More  Ukraine Vote Was A Victory For Colored Revolutions LINKS Executive Director Dennis Sammut talks about the recent Ukrainian presidential election and the legacy the "colored revolutions" have left, not only on the three countries directly affected, but on the whole post-Soviet space. More Before the poisoning and peasant braid. More  In The Land Of Yanukovych's Forefathers The residents of one Belarusian village were particularly interested in the results of the Ukrainian election. More  The Real Winner In Ukrainian Contest? Democracy Does the resurrection of pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, the villain of Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution, signal the end of the pro-democratic wave that swept through much of the post-Soviet space over the past decade? Not necessarily -- and that's good news for Ukraine and its neighbors. More |
