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Ukraine Resolves to Integrate With Europe; West's Uneasiness With President May Hinder His Plans to Join NATO and EU
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
August 5, 2002| Author:
Peter Baker
| Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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Like many former Soviet cities, Kiev retains unmistakable signs of
the past in the form of towering Stalinist buildings in the heart of
downtown. These days, though, the aging behemoths bristle with dozens
of satellite dishes. And they are all pointed west.
After a decade of independence and straddling the line between two
worlds, Ukraine has decided that it wants more from the West than
television signals. As Russia draws closer to the West after the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Ukrain...
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