A right-wing Ukrainian nationalist party on Thursday accused the Kremlin of complicity in the recent hijacking by Somali pirates of a Kiev-sponsored arms shipment.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's statement on the Stalin-era famine provoked disappointment in Ukraine, the country's ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.
The Our Ukraine People's Union party has elected President Viktor Yuschenko its leader instead of Viacheslav Kyrylenko, head of the Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense Bloc faction.
Yekhanurov also expressed the opinion that it is vital for Ukraine's accession to NATO to make sure that its army occupies its niche in this structure.