Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2010 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- Commentary: Can Ukraine Follow Georgia's Lead In Reforms? RFE/RL 28 Nov 2010
- Commentary: Ukrainian Democracy Will Be Built By Deeds, Not Pronouncements RFE/RL 22 Nov 2010 -- The public relations and lobbying campaign conducted in recent months by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych looks pretty impressive on paper. Some big PR guns have been hired in Brussels to complement the long-established U.S. political consultants who have worked with Yanukovych’s team since 2005.
- EU, Ukraine Agree On 'Road Map' For Visa-Free Travel RFE/RL 22 Nov 2010 -- Ukraine and the European Union, at a summit in Brussels today, agreed on an "action plan" that Kyiv hopes will lead to visa-free travel for Ukrainians within the 27-nation bloc.
- NATO to continue developing ties with Ukraine, Georgia RIA Novosti 20 Nov 2010 -- NATO will continue developing cooperation with Ukraine and Georgia, according to the alliance's new strategic concept accepted in Lisbon on Friday by the 28 NATO members.
- Ukraine to cut Armed Forces by 20 pct - Chief of General Staff RIA Novosti 18 Nov 2010 -- The Ukrainian armed forces will be cut by some 40,000 employees, including high-ranking officials, in the next five years.
- Ukraine halts funding of An-70 transport aircraft program RIA Novosti 18 Nov 2010 -- The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will not fund the joint Russia-Ukraine Antonov An-70 transport aircraft project.
- Ukrainian warship joins NATO anti-terror operation in Mediterranean RIA Novosti 07 Nov 2010 -- The corvette Ternopol of the Ukrainian Navy has sailed off from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol to join the NATO's Active Endeavour mission in the Mediterranean, the press office of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- Saudi Arabia, Ukraine to hold joint space explorations RIA Novosti 06 Nov 2010 -- Saudi Arabia and Ukraine have signed an agreement to cooperate in peaceful space exploration, the website of the Space Agency of Ukraine said on Saturday.
- Ukraine expects new nuclear waste export deal with Russia this week RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2010 -- Ukraine hopes that a long-term contract on the shipment of nuclear waste to Russia will be signed by the end of the week, the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear company Energoatom said on Wednesday.
- NATO open to Ukrainian role in missile defense - Rasmussen RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2010 -- Ukraine may also take part in NATO's missile-defense program, as the invitation to join should not be limited to Russia, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Moscow on Wednesday.
- Ukraine's only sub to reenter service in spring RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2010 -- Ukraine's only submarine will become operational again in the spring of 2011, after almost 10 years under repairs, Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Yuriy Ilyin said on Tuesday.
- Yanukovych's Party Looks To Victory Amid Claims Of Election Fraud RFE/RL 01 Nov 2010 -- The party of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych appears poised for victory in local elections, as the country's dominant opposition party called for a probe into the election amid accusations of vote-rigging.
