Quotable notes

"I would characterize the relationship between the United States and Ukraine as perhaps the most difficult it's been since [Ukrainian] independence. Trust has been eroded. There have been missed opportunities, and in some cases there are radically conflicting perspectives on the relationship."

- U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos Pascual, speaking at a policy forum in Washington in the second week of January, as quoted by RFE/RL. The ambassador said the Kolchuha affair was the single most damaging incident to bilateral relations, although the Gongadze case, lack of media freedom and arms sales to Macedonia at a time of peace negotiations also contributed to the worsening of U.S.-Ukraine relations.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 19, 2003, No. 3, Vol. LXXI

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