Kuchma only did so to save face after getting caught shipping military equipment to Saddam. His government was also heavily implicated in the UN Oil for Food scam. I for one will continue to support Ukraine against revanchist Russian aggression even if I don't support their leader. I won't condemn the Ukrainians to imperialist Russian slavery just because a pro-Russian is in charge. I will simply oppose Yanukovych's attempts to serve a foreign agenda at his own coutry's expense.
Do you give credit to the Orange side what the pro-Russian side did "to save face after getting caught"? Hmm.