Kuchma names three fatal mistakes in Ukraine’s years of independence

Exclusive 21.08.2026 11:14 Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has identified the removal of Ukraine’s tactical nuclear weapons, the decision not to sign an EU Association Agreement in Vilnius, and the failure to prevent Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 as three fatal mistakes during Ukraine’s years of independence. Kuchma, Ukraine’s second president, expressed this view […]