KYIV, Ukraine Russian leaders are stuck in their imperial past and seem to relish bullying and threatening their neighbors, a senior Ukrainian official has said, responding to a tirade from Moscow the previous day. Relations between Russian and former Soviet republic Ukraine have deteriorated steadily since Kyiv’s Orange Revolution brought …

CHISINAU, Moldova The Moldovan Constitutional Court says it will decide on August 14 whether to order a recount of the July 29 parliamentary elections as requested by the Popular Christian Democrat Party, RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service reports. The Christian Democrats, who allied themselves with the ruling Communist Party over the last …

YEREVAN, Armenia The main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has pledged to organize antigovernment protests to press for the release of 21 jailed supporters, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reported. Levon Zurabian, the HAK’s central office coordinator, said, “We are going to mount a new wave of protests.”