U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Ukraine to show support for U.S. policy pro-Western Ukraine and knowledge presidential candidates
Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden has made a working visit to Ukraine three days. And he has made statements to both political and non political, while he was there. What has attracted the attention of international media and national was immediate comment on the Ukrainian woman. Well, is a compliment that the vice president made the statement and, possibly, could improve a business segment Ukraine, who knows?
Vice President Joe Biden visited Kiev on July 21 – 23, has delivered a positive message to a troubled Ukraine. Although Kiev paralyzing internal political disputes and a deep recession, " Biden said efforts to repair Washington's strained relations with Russia does not hurt to support the U.S. push for Ukraine to integrate with the West. Biden – who in a tour that also Georgia – made the remarks during a joint press conference in Kiev after talks with President Viktor Yushchenko.
Vice-President of the United States and Ukraine women
Every time Joe Biden is making his mouth. Meeting Today Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev, the vice-president at the height of his reputation as New lips posing in a Horndog Wait. "I can not believe that a French Visiting Kiev went home and told his colleagues, found something and said discovered the most beautiful women in the world. It is my observation, Yushchenko said. "It is true that has so many beautiful women. "
Working visit
U.S. Vice President was able to meet the President, the Prime Minister Ukraine and the presidential candidates at a meeting. Biden has to cover many different subjects, but do not know the details other than what has been said in the press conference immediately after the meeting or after the Ukrainian side. Note that the pro-Western Ukraine was supported by the United States, however, remains to be seen what is the value of rhetoric when it comes to political reality. U.S. Ukraine sold in the EU campaign to keep one foot on the missile program in the former Soviet states of Eastern Europe. However, it proved to be an important economic partner for Ukraine, but not as important as the European countries were found in the last decade.
Below is a brief summary of each meeting Biden had with his Ukrainian politicians. It also reflects the media coverage Ukraine meetings, and it is interesting that the press covers more meetings with Yanukovich Biden the other three together.
Biden says President Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine does not have to worry about the ties between the U.S. and Russia
Vice President Joe Biden assured a nervous Ukraine that their interests are not U.S. slaughtered tries to repair ties with Moscow.
Visiting Kiev two weeks after President Barack Obama attended a summit in Moscow Russia, said Biden can not claim the "sphere of influence" in their backyard. The Vice-President of the United States traveling with another former Soviet republic, Georgia, who lost a five-day war with Russia last year over the breakaway provinces, Moscow insists are independent states.
Russia reacted with anger the efforts of pro-Western leaders of Ukraine and Georgia to distance his country from Moscow and seek membership of NATO.
In the comparison increased between Moscow and the West over the future of Ukraine, Mr. Biden said that Russia has no special rights in the region.
"We do not recognize – and I repeat – a sphere of influence, "Biden said after meeting with pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko." We do not recognize someone the right to dictate to you or any other country What alliances are looking to belong. "
Before Biden spoke about this, Russia had warned the U.S. to advance caution when courts neighboring Moscow.
The spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko, said that all nations are free to choose their partners, but added: "It is important that this be done transparently, without carpet underlay games and not detrimental to the interests of others. "
Nesterenko suggested that the traditional ties between Russia and the Ukraine to give a greater share of the country's future, saying that the United Nations Dealing with Ukraine United should take the regional context and "specific historical narrative."
Biden reassures Ukraine that the offer Obama a "reset" relations with Russia would not hurt to boost Ukraine's integration with the West, saying better relations with Moscow "will not be at the expense of Ukraine."
"Instead, I think it actually may benefit from the Ukraine," he said. "Background The relationship we have with Moscow, the more we can disable zero-sum thinking about our relations with neighboring Russia. "
Russia-US Summit on 6-8 July to have a new beginning in relations, which came after the Cold War low after the war, Russia's war with Georgia last August. Obama stressed that "NATO is trying to work with Russia, not confrontation. "
Having the spirit of schism in Ukraine in NATO, Biden said the United States not to impose the nation, but stressed "If you decide to become part of the Euro-Atlantic integration – which, I think – that we support."
Polls showed that most Ukrainians oppose NATO membership and European allies have been more cautious than the United States to put Ukraine into the Alliance. Although NATO has stressed that the door remains open, War with Russia concerning Georgia profound reference to the lengths of Moscow is ready to go to keep the residents of the Western alliance.
The war also has triggered in Ukraine on the intentions of the Kremlin to a nation of many Russians consider inextricably linked to theirs. Biden emphasized that "the United States Ukraine supports the sovereignty, independence and freedom, and make their own choices – their own decisions – for example What alliances who choose to belong. "
Russian envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, dismissed curtly Travel Biden as "psychotherapy" to console Ukraine and Georgia, and said not a chance to join Alliance in the near future.
Welcoming Biden, Yushchenko called Ukraine a European country where the rules of democracy "- which Beyond trying to put Russia, where the often acrimonious relations with the European Union has faced the charge of a setback for democracy in the last decade.
"We're moving, we have chosen a European path," said Yushchenko.
He also called for a U.S. investment in modernizing Ukrainian network of natural gas pipeline, which carries large quantities of Russian natural gas to European consumers. Russia has cut off the tap during a price dispute in January leaving many Europeans without gas for two weeks and inviting the EU to redouble their efforts to find alternative supply routes.
Accompanied by Mr Yushchenko, Biden presented flowers at the memorial to victims of deadly famine created by the government from 1932 to 1933, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin – the home of one of several disputes between Ukraine and Russia in history. Yushchenko seeks international recognition of the famine that killed millions of Ukrainians as genocide, while Russia said categorically that Ukrainians are not targeted specifically.
Biden met Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Yushchenko's former ally, now an enemy staunch and main rival in presidential elections in January. He also met opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich and former Parliament Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who also intends to run for president.
Biden faced urged leaders to put disagreements behind them and come to fix the shattered economy. "Working together, especially in times of crisis, but not absolutely necessary option," he said. "Compromise … is not a sign of weakness is a sign of strength. "
The rivalry has played into the hands of Yanukovich, has warm ties with Moscow and Ukraine is very popular, largely Russian-speaking east.
Biden visit on Wednesday in Georgia, whose strategic location along a highway in Key Energy was a battle geopolitical between Moscow and the West.
Russian forces quickly crushed the Georgian army last August after Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili launched an offensive against the Moscow-supported breakaway province of South Ossetia to try to control it.
Russia defies West by deploying thousands troops in South Ossetia and another breakaway province, Abkhazia, and recognize the two regions as independent nations.
Biden: the intention of States Together to improve relations with Russia can not jeopardize relations with Ukraine
The United States' intentions to improve relations with Russia can not endanger the country's relations with Ukraine, the vice president Joe Biden said.
He spoke during a meeting with the Supreme Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn in Kiev on Tuesday, the press service of the Ukrainian Parliament, said.
Biden told the audience that his visit to Ukraine approved visiting U.S. President Barack Obama to Russia was planned.
U.S. Vice President said his country has held two positions of principle on the one hand the U.S. is not agree that Russia can not influence any country, and each country can decide what the relationship is built.
He noted that all States that have experienced color revolutions say they still face a crossroads, and assured the President to the Verkhovna Rada United States will help Ukraine.
Ukraine, Russia needs a new program of bilateral relations, "Biden said Yatsenyuk
Ukraine Leader Front Initiative for change Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ukraine and Russia needs a new agenda for bilateral relations.
He told a meeting with Vice President Biden Joe on Tuesday in Kiev
"We talked about Russian-Ukrainian relations … We need a new agenda of Russian-Ukrainian and briefly expressed my opinion on this issue, "he told reporters at a news Yatsenyuk after his meeting with Mr. Biden on Tuesday afternoon.
The Front also change leader said they have not spoken with U.S. Vice President the issue of NATO or the next presidential elections in Ukraine, but focused on the global economic crisis in place.
Biden, Yanukovich discuss energy security
Viktor Yanukovich, leader of Party of Regions, and Vice President Joe Biden discussed issues of energy security. "It has been argued," Yanukovych said after a meeting with Biden in Kiev on Tuesday.
He said it is important for Ukraine to build transparent relationships with its strategic objectives as the EU partners and Russia.
"Ukraine as a transit country, is interested in having an effective system of gas transportation work and look better in the near future, for which it is certainly necessary to attract investment, and the EU and Russia should participate as strategic investors. Can be partners of Ukraine in this issue, "Yanukovych said.
He also mentioned the initiative to create an international consortium.
Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, the President said, after meeting that the investment Biden U.S. in Ukraine would be the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transport.
Yanukovych said Biden is ready to compromise with other forces policies
Leader of the Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovich said U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is ready to compromise with other political forces in Ukraine.
"I repeated his own words Mr. Vice-President of politicians strong, strong people, who always has to find a compromise and find "He told reporters after his meeting with Mr. Biden in Kiev on Tuesday.
The Chief of Party of Regions also said it had announced repeatedly was willing to "choose peace between war and peace."
Biden said earlier that the U.S. men has asked politicians Ukrainians to unite their efforts to combat the recession.
Yanukovich, touch Biden in future Ukrainian presidential elections
Viktor Yanukovich, leader of Party of Regions and the United States Vice President Joe Biden spoke about the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine during its recent meeting in Kiev.
"As for the next election, I very briefly say that we are interested in fair and transparent elections," Yanukovich told journalists after the meeting in Kiev on Tuesday.
He added that the Party of Regions is interested observers of U.S. elections "That could creating equal conditions for each candidate. "
Yanukovych also said he had heard the views of the United States Vice President on the economy Ukraine, relations with the International Monetary Fund, and issues related to democracy.
Other representatives of the Party of Regions in the meeting were Serhiy parliament Mykola Azarov and Herman Levochkin Hanna.
Ukraine's future ties with the U.S. and and the EU
The upcoming election Ukraine president is scheduled for January 17, 2010 and is to be seen whether the United States has a preference among the four candidates he met during his trip to Ukraine this year.
However, it is important to note that America is very open when it is their desire to bring Ukraine to Western Europe and form a stronger alliance Europe, both politically and in the military.
Remains to be seen how the U.S. will play his cards as regards the policy of gas in the region, the EU has supported in the course of Nabucco, which is in direct competition with Nord Stream, which promotes Germany and Russia.
However, U.S. have demonstrated their commitment to assist Ukraine in its march towards true democracy, however, most work and the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the current leaders of Ukraine and its future. There is no place for Ukraine's political leaders to do a lot of fun now. We need to intervene in a way that is clear to the outside world and development national economic forces and business. Unless Ukraine can demonstrate the strength of the economic crisis currently facing the disease may worsen and put Ukraine decades. It can be an internal reset button to the Ukrainian economy and development towards a democratic state.
Ukraine is looking for a leader will lead Ukraine out of the crisis, but it can also unite his people to pull in a direction towards the prosperity of all levels in Ukraine. It is necessary to modernize the public and the private business sector.
For the moment it seems that there is only one candidate willing to take this challenge on my shoulders and try to unite the people of Ukraine and at the same time have sufficient strength to maintain international relations to a bastion well.
The most likely candidate Arseni Yatsenyuk that has the support of more and more among the Ukrainian people, with his diplomatic skills and experience.
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