Ukraine

Ukraine is not a parliamentary govenrment, so there's a president rather than a prime minister. The current president is Viktor Yuschenko.

There is disagreement about the meaning of the name "Ukraine." Some say it means "on the edge," as "kray" means edge, but that would actually be O-krayinah not U-krayinah. The word "krayinah" means country/nation, and the name could simply mean "the country."

Oleksandr Motsyk is the Ambassador to the US for Ukraine.

Well, you could get a map.....

On the North you have Belarus Republic of, on the north-east you have Russia, on the North-West you have Poland, West are The Czech Republic and Hungary, ON the South, South- East of their border, you have Moldova and Romania, and south is the black sea.

Many, like chemicals, aviation and machine building.

Crimea has a warmer climate compared to Kiev. Being a region located along the Black Sea, Crimea experiences milder winters and hotter summers, while Kiev has a continental climate with colder winters and milder summers.

Kiev

Yes, Ukraine is a member of the OSCE.

No. They are both cities that are near the now abandoned nuclear plant that had a disaster in 1986. Pripyat was built for workers to live in. It is nearer to the Chernobyl power plant than Chernobyl is.

With regard to Ukraine it's become very much a 'Russia versus the West' issue with Ukraine as the victim and underdog. As a result the Ukrainian Government is usually pictured as 'doing its best under difficult circumstances'.

In reality however, Ukrainian politics are very much the plaything of a number of billionaire oligarchs and almost all the major Ukrainian politicians and Government members are in some way their clients, looking out for the oligarchs' interests.

Were it not for the feud with the seperatists and their Russian sponsors, the Ukrainian government would probably be generally described as pretty incompetent and corrupt.

A regular letter to the Ukraine needs to be sent as First Class Mail - International and will require International Rate Stamps. You can not use regular US stamps, you must purchase and use International Rate Stamps.

The number of stamps will depend on the weight of the letter. A 1 ounce letter will cost $1.15 (as of April 2015). A 2 ounce letter will cost $2.14, 3 ounces costs $3.12, and 3.5 ounces costs $4.11.

It is absolutely safe to travel to Kiev Ukraine these days, as all the hotels are open.

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New Kiev Arena is an indoor arena in Ukraine and will be opened on 2015.

The capital is Kiev. Sevastopol is disputed between Ukraine and Russia.