The Ukraine lying to the north by the blacksea shore, which comes second in area (603.700 km²), and population (52 million) in old Soviet Union countries, has a strategic importance both for the West and Rusia for centuries. Ukraine, which is in the search of it's identity since it gained its independency in 1991, have tried to have good relationships with the West while it formed it's foreign policy. Besides, it made efforts to have good relationship with Russia that is called "big brother" as not to resent him, and get along also with the East. Although Ukraine head of the state described it as "bilateral policy", in fact, this factor reflects the fact that Ukraine is divided into two parts. Because, west of Ukraine, the biggest state whose land is all in Europe run for West when the eastern part is in tight relations with Russia. Moreover, between two regions mentioned, there are political and religious differences. When western part of the coutry is close to Europe about......

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Title: Ukraine
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