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How the West Won Ukraine

It may not be joining NATO soon. But Kiev has much bigger goals.

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  • Posted By: streetwise @ 12/12/2008 11:01:21 AM

    "by enforcing Ukrainian language instruction from kindergartens to universities."
    Half of the Ucrainian people peak Russia . First of all, respect the "minorities"...
    "instituting a national holiday commemorating what Orange leader President Viktor Yushchenko calls a "genocide" of Ukrainians at the hands of Russian commissars during man-made famines in the 1930s" . As if THE SAME famine did not interest THE WHOLE Soviet Union...Nothing personal, just 5 years' plans...
    "Earlier this year Yushchenko tried to ban Ukrainian cable companies from showing Russia's Channel One, Rossia and Ren-TV, purportedly because of violations of advertising rules, but in reality because of a desire to cut off voters from Kremlin propaganda" . Just like the soviets did with VOA in the cold war.
    Democracy...

    • Posted By: streetwise @ 12/13/2008 10:37:46 AM

      PS: REN TV is one ofv ythde few non-government-controlled TV firms in Russia . Yushenko has banned it too . This is not protecton from hostile propaganda, this is censorship (and paranoia) .

  • Posted By: Kuksha @ 12/13/2008 8:31:47 AM

    The Ukrainian problems are known for all - at what here Russia. Orange leader President Viktor Yushchenko has disorganised economy, has not convinced the population of necessity of the introduction for the NATO, a hysterical and silly Ukrainization (it is very explosive question and to do it it is necessary delicately). Still during USSR learnt the Ukrainian language and the literature at the schools, no hysterics existing. Now at active participation of nationalists national hatred is kindled. In general the silly, unreasonable policy does the part. Replace nonprofessional American sponsors!

  • Posted By: streetwise @ 12/12/2008 11:04:52 AM

    EU is not a problem for Russia . There is plenty of EU mambers very friendly toward Russia (Gerorgia or not to Georgia), and a half-russian Ucraine will be almost surely one of them . And first of all, EU has not an army on its own (and do ot need basis anywhere...)...

  • Posted By: The genius @ 12/11/2008 6:42:41 PM

    Immediate democracy in Ukraine and Czechia is required, and before execution of democracy in these countries there is a dictatorship and slavery to the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: St. Petersburger @ 12/10/2008 12:17:25 PM

    So, excuse me, where is the win for the West? You say yourselves that Ukraine is years away from joining the EU and NATO is off the table. A lot can change in that time.

  • Posted By: The genius @ 12/10/2008 4:10:08 AM

    All is to clearly thinking people.
    Already for a long time became so, that democracy is not present in the "democratic" countries.
    The main swallowing of the new countries and people, but the West will choke with Ukraine.

  • Posted By: Glenno @ 12/09/2008 12:12:35 AM

    Thw West has split Ukraine into two and might cause a civil war there one day. In 2004 Us bought the election and as a result. their president today only has 4% approval rating and a collapsing government. The West is using NATO as a new Soviet Union, undermining the democracy of Ukraine. 70% of Ukrainians view NATO for what it is, a tool for US to encircle Russia, and they do not want to be a part of NATO

  • Posted By: The genius @ 12/08/2008 2:18:10 PM

    For Ukrainian policies charge price in 1000 billion dollars the introduction into NATO!!!

  • Posted By: whennow @ 12/08/2008 11:28:28 AM

    When was this writen 2004? It displays no knowledge of what is going on in Ukraine now.

  • Posted By: whennow @ 12/08/2008 11:23:42 AM

    What a weird bizarre time warp article this is.

  • Posted By: The genius @ 12/08/2008 8:36:18 AM

    ".. ??? 350 million of financial aid " is floutingly small sum from the Europe for Ukraine. Russia every year gave 1 billion dollars in the form of free-of-charge gas. Ukraine receives more from Russia, than from the Europe and the USA. But the West is able to deceive, able to inflate the promises, but as a result to give pennies. Ask Germans and the Frenchmen, they wish to give the workplaces to the Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine in the Europe will be as slaves, as cheap black workers. Ukraine for the West is not necessary prospering, and necessary for restraint and decrease in a role of Russia and for military bases on distance about 500-100 kilometers up to Moscow. The NATO deceives Ukraine on eyes, want cheap way to receive huge jumping-off place in front of Russia. For Ukrainian policies charge price in 1000 billion dollars the introduction into NATO!!! In Ukraine about 15 million Russian and about 10 million Ukraine loving Russia. NATO armies will receive in territory of Ukraine of counteraction of millions guerrilla and then NATO armies will lose some millions killed. It will be terrible impacts on NATO.

  • Posted By: LubaPPP @ 12/08/2008 4:14:19 AM

    ANNI-RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA & LIE!

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