Posted on 02/10/2006 2:39:33 PM PST by lizol
Polish president presses for Ukraine in NATO
The Associated Press
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006
WASHINGTON: President Lech Kaczynski of Poland, who hopes to bring Ukraine into the NATO alliance within the next two years, discussed his plan Thursday with President George W. Bush in their first meeting since Kaczynski took office in December.
The two leaders said they discussed trade and other international issues during a meeting that started in the Oval Office and led to lunch in the executive residence.
Poland is one of the strongest U.S. allies in Europe, and Bush said he thanked Kaczynski for his country's support of the war in Iraq.
They also discussed Kaczynski's desire for NATO to include its neighbor, Ukraine, by 2008.
"I asked the president his advice on Ukraine," Bush said. "That's what friends do - they share information and share strategic thoughts."
Kaczynski said the two men also discussed Poland's strained relations with Russia.
Poland, where memories of domination by Moscow during the Cold War are still fresh, angered Moscow with its support for Ukraine's so-called "Orange Revolution," in which Viktor Yushchenko, who supports the West, won the country's presidency over a candidate backed by Moscow.
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Doesn't President Bush know that supporting Ukraine he supports Soros? No to Ukraine in NATO as GasPutin may get angry! /sarcasm
FK putin and the russian Duma.
Ask x5452, he's the main specialist on Soros here. :-)
Actually, I have heard that only a minority of Ukrainians want NATO membership. Far more want EU membership.
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