The Ukrainian truth «brings to attention of readers the service record made by the ambassador of the USA in Ukraine John Tefft in the beginning of February, 2010. 

8. (C) Kuchma doesn’t give special strategic value to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, having declared that he, of course, can send the ship to intimidate Georgia, but also in soles it is not necessary to Turkish fleet. Time Ukraine should pay «world price» for gas, harm told Kuchma, it should insist, that Russia paid «world price» (i.e. as much, «Americans how many pay for bases») for seating of the fleet in Sevastopol. For Russians the question of Sevastopol («a city of Russian glory») carries first of all emotional and nostalgic character, and they never will leave hopes to return it to themselves. According to Kuchma, he has told once to the mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov that Ukraine will agree to return Sevastopol Russia if the USA return Russia Alaska, and Russia will return Kuriles to Japan, and Kaliningrad — Germany.

9. (C) Kuchma has declared that Ukraine never recognizes independence of Abkhazia or South Ossetia. However war in Georgia in 2008 brings up some questions. Russia has sent army to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the world has swallowed it. And what will occur, if suddenly in 2017 Russia unilaterally declares, what its fleet won’t leave Sevastopol? Whether somebody will want to enter the conflict on the party of Ukraine? — The ex-president has asked.

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