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Leszek Andrzej Kleczkowski
Aug 24, 2001, 1:22:33 PM8/24/01
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KIEV, Aug 24 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Ukrainians cheered as
the country's biggest ever military parade, complete with tanks and
overflying planes and helicopters, marched through Kiev Friday to
mark the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian independence.
The world's two largest aircraft, both produced jointly by
Ukraine and Russia, the 84-meter (270-foot) Mrya, or Antonov-225,
and the 69.5-meter Ruslan, or Antonov-124, cast their shadows over
the capital's main thoroughfare, Kreshchatyk Avenue, which was
decked out with blue and yellow national flags.
They were joined in the skies by 30 fighter jets and bombers and
10 attack helicopters.
The parade was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin
alongside his host counterpart Leonid Kuchma and Macedonian
President Boris Trajkovski.
More than 4,000 troops marched to the sound of military music as
dozens of T-84 and T-64BM-2 tanks, antiaircraft defense batteries
and cannons moved down the city's main street.
Anniversary celebrations kicked off Wednesday with a special
session of the Ukrainian parliament, the body which declared the
former Soviet republic independent on August 24, 1991 in the
immediate aftermath of a failed hardline communist coup in Moscow.
A large painting representing the historic session 10 years ago
was displayed in the parliament building.
On Thursday, a 50-meter column topped by a statue of a woman
commemorating the country's independence was inaugurated on Kiev's
main square.
"Today, we can say that the most difficult part is behind us.
Independence is irreversible," Kuchma said at the ceremony.
He said that achieving Ukraine's integration with Europe and
furthering democracy were the main tasks facing the country in the
10 coming years.
"We all hope Ukraine will become rich and prosperous," Kuchma
added.
The country showed early signs of economic recovery last year
after long years of crisis following the collapse of the Soviet
Union.
But a majority of Ukrainians remain deeply sceptical regarding
their country's future.
Some 51 percent of them consider that Ukraine is still not truly
independent, according to a opinion poll conducted by the Razumkov
Center for Political and Economic Research.
Another poll found that a huge majority of the population feels
disappointed by Ukraine's first 10 years of independence, during
which living standards for most people have slumped dramatically.
Putin on Thursday used the occasion to emphasis the historic
ties between Russia and Ukraine and proclaim a "strategic
partnership" between them that was, he said, important for Europe
and the world.
Ukraine -- which depends on Moscow for around 70 percent of its
energy supplies and 40 percent of its exports -- chose to emphasise
its Slavic connections during the two days of festivities, inviting
Putin along with the Macedonian and Polish presidents, Trajkovski
and Alexander Kwasniewski.
It is however also being courted by Western capitals, and Kiev
has said that it sees its long-term future in Europe.
---
Smart questions to stupid answers
Pisz z sensem - rob dwie spacje po kropce
the country's biggest ever military parade, complete with tanks and
overflying planes and helicopters, marched through Kiev Friday to
mark the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian independence.
The world's two largest aircraft, both produced jointly by
Ukraine and Russia, the 84-meter (270-foot) Mrya, or Antonov-225,
and the 69.5-meter Ruslan, or Antonov-124, cast their shadows over
the capital's main thoroughfare, Kreshchatyk Avenue, which was
decked out with blue and yellow national flags.
They were joined in the skies by 30 fighter jets and bombers and
10 attack helicopters.
The parade was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin
alongside his host counterpart Leonid Kuchma and Macedonian
President Boris Trajkovski.
More than 4,000 troops marched to the sound of military music as
dozens of T-84 and T-64BM-2 tanks, antiaircraft defense batteries
and cannons moved down the city's main street.
Anniversary celebrations kicked off Wednesday with a special
session of the Ukrainian parliament, the body which declared the
former Soviet republic independent on August 24, 1991 in the
immediate aftermath of a failed hardline communist coup in Moscow.
A large painting representing the historic session 10 years ago
was displayed in the parliament building.
On Thursday, a 50-meter column topped by a statue of a woman
commemorating the country's independence was inaugurated on Kiev's
main square.
"Today, we can say that the most difficult part is behind us.
Independence is irreversible," Kuchma said at the ceremony.
He said that achieving Ukraine's integration with Europe and
furthering democracy were the main tasks facing the country in the
10 coming years.
"We all hope Ukraine will become rich and prosperous," Kuchma
added.
The country showed early signs of economic recovery last year
after long years of crisis following the collapse of the Soviet
Union.
But a majority of Ukrainians remain deeply sceptical regarding
their country's future.
Some 51 percent of them consider that Ukraine is still not truly
independent, according to a opinion poll conducted by the Razumkov
Center for Political and Economic Research.
Another poll found that a huge majority of the population feels
disappointed by Ukraine's first 10 years of independence, during
which living standards for most people have slumped dramatically.
Putin on Thursday used the occasion to emphasis the historic
ties between Russia and Ukraine and proclaim a "strategic
partnership" between them that was, he said, important for Europe
and the world.
Ukraine -- which depends on Moscow for around 70 percent of its
energy supplies and 40 percent of its exports -- chose to emphasise
its Slavic connections during the two days of festivities, inviting
Putin along with the Macedonian and Polish presidents, Trajkovski
and Alexander Kwasniewski.
It is however also being courted by Western capitals, and Kiev
has said that it sees its long-term future in Europe.
---
Smart questions to stupid answers
Pisz z sensem - rob dwie spacje po kropce
Rafal T.
Aug 24, 2001, 3:26:39 PM8/24/01
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Kuczma pokazał Putinowi co ma w arsenale i powiedział co miał powiedzieć.
Można i tak. ;-)
Można i tak. ;-)
Rafał
"Leszek Andrzej Kleczkowski" <lakl...@bioslave.uio.no> wrote in message
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msm
Aug 25, 2001, 12:11:07 AM8/25/01
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Rafal T. <tok...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> Kuczma pokazał Putinowi co ma w arsenale i powiedział co miał powiedzieć.
> Można i tak. ;-)
>
> Rafał
> Kuczma pokazał Putinowi co ma w arsenale i powiedział co miał powiedzieć.
> Można i tak. ;-)
>
> Rafał
Raczej Putin przyjechal sobie obejrzec, troche to perwersyjne...
W kazdym razie wiadomo ze maja 10 sprawnych helikopterow
i 30 samolotow..
msm
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