opposition to president yushchenko and yanukovych is considered a friend of russian president putin vladimir putin godfatherughter. well, i wouldn't say very close. well, we know each other. well, he was the head of the administration of president kuchma. yes, and then, in that capacity, he asked me to participate in the baptism of his daughter. and, well, in our orthodox tradition , you cannot refuse. and it was a great honor for you to be the godfather of his daughter, being a godfather is always a great honor. ukraine separated from the soviet union in 1991, like many other peers and people of the older generation, i had uncertainty, because no one knew what ukraine would be like, what the standard of living would be in ukraine already as an independent state. most of the people supported that the path of independence, the path of independent sovereignty will lead to great success. what was it like in the soviet union on december 1, 1991 at the republican referendum to the population ukraine voted for secession from the ussr by a majority vote. on december 8 , the bialowieza agreements were signed and th

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