Ukraine Should Not Choose Between West and Russia

Ukraine Should Not Choose Between West and Russia
ROMANIA - APRIL 04: Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, left, talks with a colleague before a meeting at the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, April 4, 2008. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets NATO leaders, a day after the alliance decided against fast-tracking membership for Georgia and Ukraine while still saying they'll join one day, raising concerns in the Kremlin. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ROMANIA - APRIL 04: Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, left, talks with a colleague before a meeting at the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, April 4, 2008. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets NATO leaders, a day after the alliance decided against fast-tracking membership for Georgia and Ukraine while still saying they'll join one day, raising concerns in the Kremlin. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ukraine should maintain reasonable cooperation with the European Union and Russia, as well as with the United States, Italian ex-premier Romano Prodi said.

In an interview with a Russian news agency on Wednesday, Prodi said, "Unlike most analysts, I don't believe that Ukraine should choose between Europe and Russia. Whoever comes to power in Kiev within years it should maintain reasonable balance in relations with Brussels, Moscow and Washington."

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