Informal meeting Aleksander Kwasniewski and Leonid Kuchma, and their influence on the formation of Polish-Ukrainian economic cooperation by Yulya Klyuchuk

“…Keywords: Polish-Ukrainian relations, informal meetings, Presidents, Alexander Kwasniewski, Leonid Kuchma, economic cooperation forums …”
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Between Kremlin influence and Ukrainian independence: The presidents of Ukraine from Kravchuk to Poroshenko by Radzym Jankiewicz

“…Leonid Kravchuk tried to balance cooperation with independence – an extremely challenging task for the newly formed state. Leonid Kuchma, after initially seeking to build positive relations with the West, turned significantly towards the Kremlin during his second term. …”
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Historian Theodore Matskiv in His Memoirs and Correspondence by Yurii Mytsyk

“…Brief but eloquent characterizations of Ukrainian presidents — Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma, Victor Yushchenko — help in understanding how diaspora members perceived these politicians. …”
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Nuclear disarmament as a catalystfor Ukrainian-American relations by Viktor Pashkov

“…The need to develop contacts with official Kyiv during this period for Washington was dictated solely by its interest in solving the nuclear issue.In turn, for the young Ukrainian state, both in the times of Leonid Kravchuk and after the second President Leonid Kuchma came to power, the American direction became one of the main foreign policy priorities.The complex process of solving the problem of nuclear disarmament of Ukraine, which became the central topic of Ukrainian-American relations in 1991−1994, is covered in detail. …”
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