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      "title": "Ukraine's Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy",
      "summary": "In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine's new President, after massive\ndemonstrations\nhelped to overturn the former regime's electoral fraud, in what has been dubbed the \"Orange\nRevolution,\" after Yushchenko's campaign color. The \"Orange Revolution\" has sparked a great deal\nof interest in Congress and elsewhere. Some hope that Ukraine may finally embark on a path of\ncomprehensive reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration after nearly 15 years of half-measures and false\nstarts. Others are interested in the geopolitical implications of a pro-Western Ukraine in the former\nSoviet region and in relations between Russia and the West. Some analysts detect a new wave of\ndemocracy sweeping the post-Soviet region.\n Yushchenko has said that his key domestic priorities include reducing the size of the unofficial,\n\"shadow\" economy, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and fighting corruption, a major problem\nin Ukraine. Other critical priorities include improving the independence and effectiveness of the\njudiciary and attracting foreign investment. Yushchenko has vowed to prosecute those guilty of\ncrimes, including fraud during the election, the 2000 murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgi\nGongadze, and an attempt on Yushchenko's life during the campaign, which has left him disfigured. \nIn foreign policy, Ukraine seeks closer ties with the European Union, NATO, and the United States,\nwith the goal of eventual NATO and EU membership. Yushchenko has said that he views Russia\nas a \"strategic partner\" of Ukraine, but that integration with the West will supercede Russian-led\nintegration efforts.\n The Bush Administration has hailed the \"Orange Revolution\" as a part of a wave of\ndemocratization sweeping the region and the world, and has proposed a modest increase in U.S. aid\nto Ukraine. Experts believe that prompt U.S. and international assistance may be needed to help the\nnew government to boost public support before crucial March 2006 parliamentary elections. The\nUnited States has also expressed hopes that the United States and Ukraine will work together more\neffectively on such issues as weapons proliferation and trafficking in persons. The Administration\nhas downplayed Yushchenko's decision to honor a campaign pledge to pull Ukraine's troops out of\nIraq by the end of this year. President Yushchenko visited the United States on April 4-7.\n During the Ukranian presidential election campaign and during the ensuing electoral crisis,\nCongress approved legislation calling for free and fair elections in Ukraine and urged the\nAdministration to warn the previous regime of possible negative consequences for Ukraine's leaders\nand for U.S.-Ukraine ties in the case of electoral fraud. The 109th Congress will consider aid\nfunding\nfor Ukraine, and may take up extending permanent Normal Trade Relations to Ukraine, terminating\nthe application of the Jackson-Vanik amendment to Ukraine, which bars permanent NTR status for\ncountries with non-market economies that do not permit freedom of emigration. This report will not\nbe updated. For background on the Orange Revolution, see  CRS Report RL32691(pdf) ,  Ukraine's\nPolitical Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues , by Steven Woehrel.",
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      "title": "Ukraine\u2019s Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy",
      "summary": "In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine\u2019s new President, after massive demonstrations helped to overturn the former regime\u2019s electoral fraud, in what has been dubbed the \u201cOrange Revolution,\u201d after Yushchenko\u2019s campaign color. The \u201cOrange Revolution\u201d has sparked a great deal of interest in Congress and elsewhere. This report examines the current political climate in Ukraine and policy issues for the U.S.",
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