Saturday, March 6, 2010
BY RICHARD BOUDREAUX
MOSCOW—Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, ending a five-year chill in his country's relations with Russia, told its leaders Friday he will reverse some key policies of his predecessor. But he won no public promise that Russia will yield what he wants most, lower prices for natural gas.
Smiling and joking with his Russian counterpart during a daylong visit to Moscow, Ukraine's new leader said he wanted to give the relationship "a sharp turn in the right direction" from the country's pro-Western tilt that followed its Orange Revolution of late 2004.
He said he would soon resolve the future of Russia's Black ...
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103203492007256.html?mod=rss_europe_whats_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fxml%2Frss%2F3_7012+%28WSJ.com%3A+What%27s+News+Europe%29
BY RICHARD BOUDREAUX
MOSCOW—Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, ending a five-year chill in his country's relations with Russia, told its leaders Friday he will reverse some key policies of his predecessor. But he won no public promise that Russia will yield what he wants most, lower prices for natural gas.
Smiling and joking with his Russian counterpart during a daylong visit to Moscow, Ukraine's new leader said he wanted to give the relationship "a sharp turn in the right direction" from the country's pro-Western tilt that followed its Orange Revolution of late 2004.
He said he would soon resolve the future of Russia's Black ...
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103203492007256.html?mod=rss_europe_whats_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fxml%2Frss%2F3_7012+%28WSJ.com%3A+What%27s+News+Europe%29
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