Since 1991 Ukraine, formerly part of the Soviet Union, has had an equal age of consent.
6th March 2008 PinkNews.co.uk
A parliamentary committee in the Ukraine has recommended that the state take steps to repress "homosexualism, lesbianism, other sexual perversions, which do not correspond to moral principles of the society."
The Committee on the Issues of Freedom of Speech and Information's stance follows letters from MPs claiming that gay and lesbian people threaten national security and contradict the national interest.