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Sat 09 Sep 2008Cheney angers Russia by urging Ukraine's leaders to unite on Nato
UKRAINE:US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney angered Russia yesterday by urging Ukraine's feuding leaders to unite in their bid to take the country into Nato and ward off the "threat of tyranny, economic blackmail and military invasion".
The clear reference to the perceived danger posed by Russia to its neighbours in the aftermath of the Georgia conflict provoked a furious response from Moscow and its main ally in Ukraine, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
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