OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
JOHN F. TEFFT NOMINATED TO BE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Wash, D.C. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
SPEAKING THE TRUTH: BIDEN ON RUSSIA
Analysis & Commentary: by David J. Kramer
The Weekly Standard, Wash, D.C., Sat, Aug 1, 2009
JOE BIDEN'S TRIP TO UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
Analysis & Commentary: by Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
InsiderOnline, WebMemo#2565, The Heritage Foundation, Wash, D.C., July 27, 2009
BIDEN SAYS WEAKENED RUSSIA WILL BEND TO U.S.
By Peter Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal, NY, NY, Sat, July 25, 2009
MR. BIDEN'S DIPLOMACY
The vice president pays important visits to Ukraine and Georgia.
Editorial: The Washington Post, Wash, D.C., Saturday, July 25, 2009
DELIVERING TOUGH LOVE TO UKRAINE, GEORGIA
Interviewee: Steven Pifer, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Center,
United States and Europe, Brookings Institution
Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org,
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY, Friday, July 24, 2009
KYIV GOT MESSAGE IT NEEDED TO HEAR FROM VP BIDEN
Elite still doesn’t understand need for big internal changes
OP-ED: by Myron Wasylyk, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, July 24, 2009
BIDEN TO GEORGIA, UKRAINE: US WILL NOT RECOGNIZE RUSSIAN
'SPHERE OF INFLUENCE' CLAIM
By Douglas Birch, The Associated Press (AP), Tbilisi, Georgia, Wed, July 23, 2009
BIDEN REBUKES UKRAINIAN LEADERS
By Peter Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal, NY, NY, Thu, July 23, 2009
BIDEN REASSURES KYIV, MEETS WITH PM TYMOSHENKO
INFORM, newsletter for the international community providing
views and analysis from the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 23, 2009
UKRAINE ON THE END OF BIDEN BROADSIDE
By Daniel Dombey in Washington and Roman Olearchyk in Kiev
Financial Times, London, UK, Thursday, July 23, 2009
STOP INFIGHTING, BIDEN TELLS UKRAINE'S LEADERS
By Sabina Zawadzki, Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Wed, July 22, 2009
BIDEN REASSURES UKRAINE OF U.S. SUPPORT
Urged Ukrainians to choose path of democracy and free markets
By Ellen Barry, The New York Times, NY, NY, Wed, July 22, 2009
BIDEN: ENERGY INDEPENDENCE KEY TO UKRAINE'S
ECONOMIC HEALTH
By Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America (VOA)
Kyiv, Ukraine, 22 July 2009
U.S. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES A STRONG AND CLEAR
COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE FROM THE UNITED STATES
"More than anything else, I’m here to say this to the Ukrainian people: Ukraine, as it continues on the path to freedom, democracy, and prosperity, the United States will stand by Ukraine.....
The Obama administration will not waver in its support of a strong and independent Ukraine."
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, July 22, 2009
UKRAINE NEEDS ENERGY PLAN TO REDUCE RUSSIA TIES: U.S. OFFICIAL
Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Tue Jul 21, 2009
UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
VP Biden Arrives in Ukraine to Calm Nerves; Eager to Greet Allies; Interview with Amb to U.S. Oleh Shamshur;
Open Letter to Obama Admn
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Tue, Jul 21, 2009
UNITED STATES VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO GREET
EAGER ALLIES IN UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
The Associated Press, Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 19th 2009
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT'S AIDE SKETCHES OUT AGENDA
OF US VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S VISIT
UNIAN news agency, Kiev, in Ukrainian 1102 gmt 16 Jul 09
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Thursday, July 16, 2009
DAMON WILSON ON SIGNIFICANCE OF BIDEN TRIP TO UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
Interview with Damon Wilson by Myroslava Gongadze
Voice of America (VOA), Ukrainian Service, Washington, DC, Sunday, July 19, 2009
VP BIDEN HEADS TO UKRAINE, GEORGIA TO SHOW US SUPPORT
Agence France Presse (AFP), Washington, D.C., Sunday, July 19, 2009
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FROM
LEADERS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 16, 2009
UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: SEVEN ARTICLES
Vice President Biden's Official Visit to Ukraine Next Week, Expected to Speak to American & Ukrainian Business People
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Thur, Jul 16, 2009
THE SUMMER OF EASTERN EUROPE'S DISCONTENT
The EU needs to better marshal its soft power in Eastern Europe.
Analysis & Commentary: By Andrew Wilson and Nicu Popescu
Wall Street Journal Europe, London, UK, Tuesday, July 14, 2009
UKRAINE SEEN AS A WINNER IN U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT TALKS
Experts say Obama stood up for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Oksana Faryna, Staff Writer, Kyiv Post
Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, July 10, 2009
UKRAINE BUSINESS NEWS: FOUR ARTICLES
Ukraine & Georgia: Pres Obama Says State Sovereignty Must Be A Cornerstone of International Order; Putin Tells Obama 17 Million Russians Live in Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Wash, D.C., Wed, Jul 8, 2009
PRESIDENT OBAMA IN MOSCOW:
PROSPECTS FOR UKRAINE AND THE REGION
Presentation byAmbassador Steven Pifer
and Ambassador William B.Taylor
Roundtable Moderator: Orest Deychakiwsky, Helsinki Commission
AHA! Network, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF)
Wash, D.C., Tue, July 7, 2009
EXTEND A HAND TO EASTERN EUROPE
If the EU wants to partner with Russia, it can't ignore six Eastern and South Caucasus States: Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
OP-ED: By Radoslaw Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland
The Wall Street Journal Europe, London, UK, Thursday, June 18, 2009
U.S.-UKRAINE RELATIONS, RUSSIA, CHALLENGES
FACING UKRAINE: INTERVIEW WITH U.S. DEPUTY
SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES STEINBERG
Interview with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg
By Myroslava Gongadze, Voice of America (VOA),
Ukrainian Service, Washington, DC, Thu, May 28, 2009
UKRAINE ON THE BRINK
All eyes on the reset button, Washington has failed to notice Russia's meddling in a crisis next door. At the least, Obama should visit ailing Ukraine and prove that good relations with Russia don't meant forgetting the rest of the region.
Analysis & Commentary: By David J. Kramer and Damon Wilson
David J. Kramer and Damon Wilson's blog, ForeignPolicy.com,
Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 28, 2009
RUSSIA MUST ALSO HIT THE RESET BUTTON
Analysis & Commentary: By Damon Wilson
New Atlanticist, Policy and Analysis Blog
The Atlantic Council, Wash, D.C., Wednesday, April 01, 2009
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NOMINATES PHIL GORDON AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS AND MELANNE VERVEER AS AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Two key positions of interest regarding the United States and Ukraine
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Thu, Mar 19, 2009
DAVID KRAMER ON CHALLENGES IN US-RUSSIA-UKRAINE RELATIONS
Voice of America (VOA), Ukrainian Service, Washington, DC, Wed, March 18, 2009
WASHINGTON - Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia (for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova) David Kramer and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, in an interview with VOA Ukrainian (in English), comments on challenges the new Obama administration faces in its relationships with Russia and Ukraine.
The VOA interview with David Kramer in English was conducted by Myroslava Gongadze. To view and listen to the interview in English go to: www.voanews.com/ukrainian/2009-03-18-voa3.cfm.
"ENGAGING UKRAINE IN 2009"
New Policy Paper by Andres Aslund, Jonathan Elkind and Steven Pifer
From The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Wash, D.C., March 17, 2009
OBAMA URGED TO STOP ENCOURAGING UKRAINE AND
GEORGIA'S NATO BIDS
Agence France Presse (AFP), Washington, D.C., Monday, March 16, 2009
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON GUARANTEES NEW U.S.
ADMINISTRATION'S SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE, SAYS KHANDOHIY
Interfax Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 6, 2009
NO "GRAND BARGAIN'
Improved ties with Moscow are desirable but.......
OP-ED: By David J. Kramer, The Washington Post
Washington, D.C., Friday, March 6, 2009; Page A15
Feb 17, 2009 - OBAMA'S TIES TO SEN LUGAR GIVE REPUBLICAN SUPPORT ON FOREIGN POLICY
UKRAINIAN EMBASSY RECEPTION IN WASHINGTON
CELEBRATES U.S. PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION
Sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) with
the support of 10 Ukrainian American organizations.
By Yaro Bihun., Special to The Ukrainian Weekly
The Ukrainian Weekly newspaper, Ukrainian National Association (UNA)
Parsippany, New Jersey, Sunday, February 1, 2009
January 31, 2009 - UKRAINE: OVERCOMING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
