An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians are against the deployment of foreign military bases on Ukrainian soil, a year-long public opinion surveyconducted by the Kyiv Horshenin Administration Problems Institute has found.The poll, which was conducted in all Ukrainian regional centers, in Kyiv, and Sevastopol in 2008 and the results the presented to the press on Wednesday, showed that 79.1% of the r

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"The American Institute inapplauds the pragmatism found in the recent report from the Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Russia. It is hoped that the Obama Administration takes heed of the Commission's recommendation that 'neitheris ready for NATO membership.' AIU questions the wisdom of further expansion without clear and convincing evidence that it would directlyenhance U.S.

Closer ties with Washington, and an olive branch for Moscow: France's defense ministeron Tuesday laid out French plans to rejoin a crucial post in U.S.-led NATO, while insisting that Russia must have a say in constructing European security.Herve Morin said in an interview that France has no regrets about rejoining NATO's integrated military command, a position it quit 43 years 

A delegation of the U.S. Marine Corps General Staff has arrived in Kyiv to provide assistance in solving urgent employment issues in the Ukrainian army, according to a report by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service.The U.S.

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, has ordered a large-scale rearmament of the country's military forces in response to Nato plans for expansion into former Soviet states.At a meeting with top defence ministryofficials in Moscow on Tuesday, Medvedev said "a large-scale rearmament of the army and navy will begin" from 2011, adding that new forces must have the most modern weapons.The president sa

Reuters top ten news storiesdelivered to your inbox each day.MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that Russia would rearm its military and boost its nuclear forces despite the raging economic crisis because U.S.-led NATO is expanding toward its borders.Moscow has sent conflicting signals to Washington since the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president.

Reuters top ten news storiesdelivered to your inbox each day.KIEV (Reuters) - President Viktor Yushchenko proposed Ukraine's ambassador to the United States as foreign minister on Tuesday after his predecessor was sacked in the aftermath of a row with the prime minister.The president's press service said thecandidature of Oleh Shamshur would be submitted to parliament for approval.

The Salvation Army has to cancel its free lunch program in the New Hope Centre because a few clients have been "belligerent" with staff and neighbouring business owners, according to the centre's director of community services, Rob Anderson.A free lunch will still be offered to clients, but how and where that food will be distributed has yetto be determined, he said.