Ukraine
Ukraine is located in the center of the Eastern Europe and borders on the Russian Federation, Belarus in the east, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary in the west, Moldova and Romania in the South. It consists of 24 regions and
the Autonomic Republic of Crimea. The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov wash the southern part of Ukraine. The territory of Ukraine covers 603,000 square miles and with the population of a little more than 44 million
people (CIA). Since the breakup of the USSR in 1991, which Ukraine had been a part of for seven decades, Ukraine declared independence that was recognized by all states and started to act as a sovereign state in the
international arena. The United States of America have always been one of the strategic partners of Ukraine that continue to support Ukraine in her journey to economic development and political independence.
Ukraine is one of the founding member states of the United Nations Organizations and contributes to the maintenance of peace and economic symbiosis in the world (UN). This status contributed to the ability of
Ukraine to produce an influence of the world politics at least with its right to participate in the global decision making. After the declaration of Independence, Ukraine signed a number of agreements of cooperation with
the US, including the Agreement on Humanitarian, Technical, and Economic Cooperation of 1992; Agreement of Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage of 1994; Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons of 1994, signed by Ukraine, United States, Great Britain and the Russian Federation. In total, 144 interstate and intergovernmental
agreements have been signed between Ukraine and the United States of America since 1992, when diplomatic relationships between these two states were established (MFA). This testifies to the fact that the relations
between these two independent states have been tight and continuous.
However, the picture of this cooperation should not be taken as a masterpiece with pure and bright colors. When the governments of Ukraine and the US signed their agreements on cooperation in a variety of areas …
