 RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report 8/17/2010 7:48:11 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  Russia, Belarus Trade Barbs Russia and Belarus have traded barbs in a row that is raising questions about the future of their post-Soviet alliance. More  Tatars In Belarus Hope For Help From Tatarstan The small Tatar community in Belarus says it hopes to meet with visiting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov to ask for financial help for education purposes and to build a mosque. More  Belarusian Activist Detained, Faces Forgery Charges Minsk police have detained a young activist involved in a campaign that encourages Belarusians to speak out about social problems. More  Detained Belarusian Investigator Hospitalized A jailed senior state prosecutor who was investigating corruption among State Security Committee (KGB) officials has been sent to a KGB hospital for an examination. More  Moldova Shrugs Off Russia Criticism Moldova has rejected Russian criticism over its decision to decorate the members of the "Ilascu group" who were imprisoned for years by officials in the breakaway region of Transdniester. More  Moldova Coalition Shows Strain The leaders of two of the four parties in Moldova's coalition government have signaled they may run against each other in a direct presidential election. More  Moldovan Journalist Healthy, But Still Jailed The wife of a Moldovan journalist jailed on charges of espionage says an official in the breakaway region of Transdniester has assured her that her husband's health is good but that his detention could be extended. More  Moldovan PM May Run For President Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has not ruled out a possible run for president if voters decide to change the election rules in an upcoming referendum. More  Well-Known Ukrainian Journalist Missing The chief editor of a weekly newspaper based in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been missing for nearly a week and police are investigating possible foul play. More  Ukrainian Wildfires Under Control Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry said today that all of the wildfires in Kyiv Oblast have been extinguished and no fire danger exists in the Chornobyl region. More  Two Of Three Missing Ukrainian Climbers Found In Tajikistan Rescue workers from Tajikistan's Ministry for Emergency Situations have found two of the three Ukrainian mountaineers missing in the Pamir Mountains. More  Fires Could Stir Chornobyl Radiation Wildfires are said to be threatening to stir radioactive particles left over from the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster back into the air over western Russia. More  Ukraine Steps Up Mine Safety The Ukrainian government today announced new safety measures for three large coal mines in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Lviv oblasts in response to accidents that have killed dozens of miners. More Extreme Heat Causes Wildfires In Ukraine A regional Ukrainian official has said that peat is smoldering at six locations in the Kyiv region. More  Germans March In Kyiv To Commemorate Nazi Victims Two hundred Germans took part in the "March of Life" today in Kyiv, an event aimed at asking forgiveness from the victims of the Holocaust. More  Ukrainian Sculptor Unveils Yanukovych Bust A sculptor in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk has unveiled a bronze bust of President Viktor Yanukovych titled "Among Emperors." More  Russia, Ukraine To Demarcate Border Russia has officially confirmed its readiness to demarcate its border with Ukraine. More  Crimean Tatars Avoid Yanukovych Meeting A group of Crimean Tatars has boycotted a meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to protest the inclusion of some individuals from rival organizations. More  Stakhanov Exhibition Opens In Ukraine The Luhansk regional museum in eastern Ukraine has unveiled an exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Stakhanovite movement that lionized productive workers in the former Soviet Union. More |
