Russia Is an Unreliable Partner for Ukraine
24 March 2011
By Alyona Getmanchuk
Relations between Ukraine and Russia have been remarkably cold since Viktor Yanukovych was elected president a year ago. It has been a long time since we saw the friendly hugs of Yanukovych and President Dmitry Medvedev.
Ever since pundits first started labeling Yanukovych as the “pro-Russian president,” it sparked the opposite reaction. “Ukraine is not going to be a province of Russia” has become almost a catchphrase for the Ukrainian authorities.
Ukraine will not sacrifice its European integration for a closer friendship with Russia on the Kremlin’s terms.
