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To: dvdw© who wrote (8849)9/3/2008 1:06:09 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (1) of 15987
 
Survey: More Ukrainians want Russia’s fleet out

by Alina Pastukhova, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
Sep 01 2008, 11:44

Moscow’s actions in Georgia have increased anti­Russian sentiment in Ukraine, as more Ukrainians now want the Russian Black Sea Fleet out of their nation’s Crimean Peninsula, a poll conducted Aug. 14­ suggests.

The poll, conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, found that 29 percent of Ukrainians want Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to leave its base in Sevastopol when the lease agreement expires in 2017, while 17 percent want the fleet out immediately. The total for both is 7 percent more than a poll conducted by the institute two months ago. Some 27 percent of Ukrainians polled want the Russian fleet to remain in Ukraine, while another 27 percent was undecided.

When the USSR collapsed, both countries wrestled over the Sevastopol­based fleet. Ultimately, Kyiv conceded most of it, but has in recent years pushed Moscow to initiate removal preparations. The conflict with Georgia left Ukraine particularly uncomfortable as Russian vessels based on its soil were used against another pro­western ally. The poll also showed that 50 percent of Ukrainians saw a military threat to their country, in connection with the fleet being based on home soil.
kyivpost.com
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