Save the rap about Ukraine ‘sovereignty’ which it long ago sold to US taxpayers. US chose 2004 Ukraine pres. Yushchenko, flew him to US in 2003 for prep chats w. VP Dick Cheney, Republican “leaders”-AP, 12/2004

12/11/2004, “U.S. funds political groups in Ukraine,” Associated Press

“The Bush administration has spent more than $65 million in the past two years [2003-2004] 

to aid political organizations in Ukraine,

paying to bring [US preferred] opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko

to meet U.S. leaders and helping to underwrite exit polls indicating he won last month’s disputed runoff election….

IRI, [a taxpayer funded division of NED],…used US money

to help [US-preferred candidate]

Yushchenko arrange meetings with Vice President Dick Cheney,

Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage

and GOP leaders in Congress in February 2003.“...(5th parag. from end)

[The late Lorne Craner was president of IRI at the time].

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Comment: This isn't to say that US is a "sovereign" nation either, because it isn't. Just saying Ukraine isn't.

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