August 09, 2012. Ukraine,Crimea,Ukraine`s President residence in Mukhalatka settlement. Ukraine`s President Viktor Yanukovych signed into law a bill that will make Russian the official language in parts of Ukraine, ignoring opponents who have warned it risks splitting the country. Pictured: Ukraine`s President Viktor Yanukovych at the meeting with representatives of Ukraine`s intellectuals to discuss status of different languages in Ukraine before signing the language law.
 

July 12, 2012. June 26,2012. Bethlehem, Palestine. Pictured: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (l) meets Russian`s President Vladimir Putin (r) in Bethlehem.
 

July 10, 2012. July 08,2012. The Kuban flood.The worst flooding the Krasnodar region of southern Russia has seen in 70 years has claimed over 170 lives. Pictured: consequences of flood in the streets of Krimsk town.
 

July 05, 2012. June 21,2012. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attends St.Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012.
 

July 02, 2012. The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visiting St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Hillary Clinton arriving at Pulkovo airport of St.Petersburg.
 

June 13, 2012. June 08,2012. Warsaw,Poland.Pictured: Poland`s President Bronislaw Komorowski (r)welcomes President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (l)in Warsaw.
 

June 13, 2012. June 08,2012.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Russia`s President Vladimir Putin attends the St.Petersburg`s City Court session.
 

May 21, 2012. May 19,2012.Camp David, Maryland, USA. G8 Summit 2012. Pictured: US President Barack Obama welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Camp David residence.
 

May 14, 2012. May 11,2012. Kiev,Ukraine.President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite visits Ukraine. Pictured: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych welcomes President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite (r)in Kiev.
 

April 27, 2012. April 10,2012. Boston,USA.The United States presidential election of 2012 campaign. Pictured: an american citizen on single picket against current US President Obama.
 

April 20, 2012. April 19,2012. Pictured: l-r first lady of Russia Svetlana Medvedeva, Russia`s President Dmitry Medvedev and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in Naval Cathedral of Kronstadt.
 

April 04, 2012. March 27,2012. Seoul,South Korea.Seoul 2012 Nuclear Security Summit. Pictured: US President Barack Obama and Ukraine`s President Viktor Yanukovych meeting at the summit.
 

March 21, 2012. March 20,2012.Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Russia`s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (r) meets Ukraine`s President Viktor Yanukovych (l) at Novo-0garyovo residence.
 

March 20, 2012. March 19, 2012. Moscow,Russia. The Eurasian Economic Community Summit. Members of the EurAsEC Interstate Council pose for a photo. L-R : President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, and Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu.
 

March 20, 2012. March 19,2012.Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (l)welcomes Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (r)in Kremlin. During the meeting, Medvedev and Yanukovich are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral and regional issues. Special attention is due to be paid to integration processes on the CIS space and russian natural gas prices for Ukraine.