... in response to Back from a 3 week trip in Belarus, posted by YEP on Aug 17, 2005

Any food restrictions ie. did you eat mushrooms grown within 100 miles of Chernobyl?

So if you have any questions feel free to ask.

And I'll reply the best I can from my experiences.

My story short.
Started mailing/chatting/phoning with a nice woman via freepersonals.ru from there in may went there in July/august and I'm very satisfied with things until now.

Back home (europe) and already looking for the next option to get the hell out of here and back there ;-)

... in response to No Visa Required for Stay Up to 90 Days, posted by Charles on Aug 17, 2005

That's good to hear. I guess I can save $110 or whatever. & not hassle with the uKe embassy.

... in response to No Visa Required for Stay Up to 90 Days, posted by Charles on Aug 17, 2005

This makes a lot of sense

Beattledog

... in response to Isn't that what I reported below?, posted by T P Cornholio on Aug 18, 2005

Yes, you did report that, but when since I'm travelling in a month I wanted to confirm your report and those of others.   Sorry if you find that offensive.

... in response to No Visa Required for Stay Up to 90 Days, posted by Charles on Aug 17, 2005

You guys just love beating the horse.

http://www.planet-love.com/wwwboard/russian/messages/100772.html

After reading the various posts on this subject and since I am going there next month, I e-mailed the Ukrainian Embassy and received the following reply:

My e-mail to the Embassy:
I am planning to visit Ukraine in late September for about two
weeks to visit my wife's family.  I have not visited Ukraine in two years.   Under the recent decree by President Yushenko, am I required to obtain a visa for this visit?  I am not sure what the language "in transit" means in the President's visa decree. Thank you for your assistance.

Embassy Response:
if your stay in Ukraine doesnt exceed  90 days during 6 months period, visa is not requied

... in response to Has anyone else been scammed by Elena Be..., posted by Lee D on Aug 18, 2005

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...Define scammed. And what was she "fleeing" from exactly?

According to her film bio she was born in 1985. That would make her 20/21. And according to the same bio she made her porn debut "elsewhere" in 2003, at 17/18. Your profile says you're 48 and have been engaged since 2001. You were planning to be married? When did all this happen? And just what kind of "relationship" did you have with her? Come on, mathematics aside, just how many others would there be?

At least you're not a loser wannabe...

... in response to Re: Has anyone else been scammed by Elen..., posted by Streetwise on Aug 19, 2005

"...it sounds like you got what you asked for."

...and it LOOKS like she got what she wanted--judging by the pics on the web.  New boobies, lacquered nails, a wardrobe, jewlery, tattoos, the hair, the tan, etc, etc.

In 2001, she'd have been--what?--15 years old???

Teachin' 'em how to scam early.

... in response to Has anyone else been scammed by Elena Be..., posted by Lee D on Aug 18, 2005

I presume this is the same Elena Berkova originally from Nikolaev, listed on russianwomenblacklist.com? So I also assume you are the person who reported her, as the author who posted the report says he started a relationship with her in 2001? In that case you already know the answer, as the author also says he found letters exchanged between her and another guy, apparently confined to a wheelchair, from whom she was extracting money. Incidentally she also appears elsewhere on the net "in all her glory" (I wasn't searching for that) but I don't know when the pics were made. Judging by her looks it could have been the same period as the pics posted on the blacklist. If you are the author of that report, it sounds like you got what you asked for.