tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post110458082169588714..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: The resignationScott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-1104698823923182832005-01-02T22:47:00.000+02:002005-01-02T22:47:00.000+02:00I just read this surprising post, where Leonid Kuc...I just read this <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.pravda.com.ua%2Fen%2Farchive%2F2005%2Fjanuary%2F2%2Fnews%2F2.shtml"><B>surprising post</B></A>, where Leonid Kuchma is said to have congratulated the Ukrainian people, saying that he was, "[G]reatful to everyone who facilitated constitutional reform" and helped to reach a "peaceful settlement in the recent political crisis."<br /><br />He said the nation would have a new President and that, "The whole of Ukraine, every region and every person should accept the democratic choice as his own" because the new president, "is going to need your support.<br /><br />Perhaps it was just a chance for Kuchma to try to take some of the credit for what has happened... but, his words are no less significant. It seems the Kuchma era is about end, perhaps sans further dirty tricks. At least, we can hope it is so...Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388321290592978537noreply@blogger.com