[:en]Meeting with former Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma
3nd July 2010
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Ukrainian: Леонід Данилович Кучма, born 9 August 1938) was the second President of independent Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma took office after winning the 1994 presidential election against his rival, incumbent Leonid Kravchuk. Kuchma won re-election for an additional five-year term in 1999. On his watch the Ukrainian economy continued to decline until 1999, whereas growth was recorded since 2000, bringing relative prosperity to some segments of urban residents. During his presidency, Ukrainian-Russian ties began to improve. After a successful career in the machine-building industry of the Soviet Union, Kuchma began his political career in 1990, when he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament); he was re-elected in 1994. He served as Ukrainian Prime Minister between October 1992 and September 1993. Since July 2014, Kuchma has been the representative of Ukraine on the semi-official peace talks regarding the ongoing War in Donbass.
3 июля 2010
Леонид Данилович Кучма (Украина: Леонід Данилович Кучма родился 9 августа 1938) был вторым президентом независимой Украины от 19 июля 1994 года по 23 января 2005 года Кучма вступил в должность после победы в 1994 году на президентских выборах против его соперника, действующего Леонид Кравчук. Кучма был переизбран на дополнительный пятилетний срок в 1999 году на его часы украинская экономика продолжала сокращаться до 1999 года, в то время как рост был зафиксирован с 2000 года, в результате чего относительное процветание некоторых сегментах городских жителей. Во время его президентства, украинско-русской связи стала улучшаться. После успешной карьеры в машиностроительной промышленности Советского Союза, Кучма начал свою политическую карьеру в 1990 году, когда он был избран в Верховную Раду (украинский парламент); он был переизбран в 1994 году он служил в качестве премьер-министра Украины в период с октября 1992 года по сентябрь 1993 года, с июля 2014 года, Кучма был представителем Украины на полуофициальных мирных переговоров в отношении продолжающейся войны в Донбассе.
3nd July 2010
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Ukrainian: Леонід Данилович Кучма, born 9 August 1938) was the second President of independent Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma took office after winning the 1994 presidential election against his rival, incumbent Leonid Kravchuk. Kuchma won re-election for an additional five-year term in 1999. On his watch the Ukrainian economy continued to decline until 1999, whereas growth was recorded since 2000, bringing relative prosperity to some segments of urban residents. During his presidency, Ukrainian-Russian ties began to improve. After a successful career in the machine-building industry of the Soviet Union, Kuchma began his political career in 1990, when he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament); he was re-elected in 1994. He served as Ukrainian Prime Minister between October 1992 and September 1993. Since July 2014, Kuchma has been the representative of Ukraine on the semi-official peace talks regarding the ongoing War in Donbass.
