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Watch Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discuss Kiev's relations with Russia, Europe, and the United States at a CFR meeting.
Speaker: Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
Presider: Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
September 23, 2008
When Russia engaged in open conflict with Georgia over the breakaway territories South Ossetia and Abkhazia, some analysts saw it as Moscow asserting regional dominance and wondered whether conflict might follow in Ukraine. Ukraine's government remains fractious, with sizeable pro-Russian elements led by former president and current opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich. Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko discussed his country's political system and the threat of increased pressure from Moscow at this CFR meeting. Yushchenko said the moment is ripe for bolstering Ukraine's democracy and improving its security by taking steps toward NATO accession--particularly given the recent split between Yushchenko's party and that of Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko, which resulted in the dissolution of the Ukrainian government. Yushchenko also argued that NATO membership would help solve some of Ukraine's political problems.
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Watch Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discuss Kiev's relations with Russia, Europe, and the United States at a CFR meeting.
A Council on Foreign Relations Meeting with President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discusses political, economic, and social changes in Ukraine.
Watch Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko discuss political, economic, and social changes in Ukraine.