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Ukraine: End of Orange Revolution, start of Stabilisation

Posted by AriRusila on 10/02/10

“We can say goodbye to our democracy, our independence and our sovereignty” (outgoing President Yushchenko predicts a future with either Ms Tymoshenko or Mr Yanukovych as President)
“I’m quite happy because whoever is chosen today will be hated tomorrow by the majority of the country.” (Andrey Kurkov)

Ukraine’s Russian-leaning opposition leader, Viktor Yanukovych is on course to [...]

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BalkanBlog, Black Sea region, English, European perspective, GUUAM, Russia, Ukraine, separatism

Ukraine: Choosing a New Way

Posted by AriRusila on 17/01/10

“When we get Russian gas, the problem is not the supplier, but the fact that 80 percent of the pipeline is located in the Ukraine. We should look for independence not from Russia, but from such transit schemes,” (Gerhard Schroeder)

Just after 2004 Orange Revolution Ukraine took course towards Nato and EU, the new leadership [...]

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Black Sea region, Energy policy, English, European perspective, Russia, US foreign policy, Ukraine