Ukraine To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq By Year's End

[chlamor]

Ukraine plans Iraq pullout by year end

Friday 25 February 2005, 10:11 Makka Time, 7:11 GMT  

Yushchenko promised to pull Ukrainian troops out of Iraq

Ukraine's new defence minister has said his country plans to pull out all of its 1650 troops in Iraq by the end of this year.

"I believe that our troops will be withdrawn this year," the Interfax news agency quoted Defence Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko as saying on Thursday.
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The EU members of Nato that opposed the Iraq invasion, including France and Germany, would welcome Kiev's decision as they "would like Ukraine to be less pro-American and more pro-European," he said.

Kuchma deployed troops in Iraq in what observers said was an attempt to mend fences with Washington, which accused him of approving a sale of military equipment to Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq despite an international embargo

Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Iraq.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/006AED08-E85F-4908-8C3D-206025B11396.htm

[struggle4progress]

1. kick

[daleo]

2. I think Bush will get payback from the current Ukrainian government

Bushco's support was instrumental in them attaining power, for better or worse. The quote hardly sounds decisive:

"I believe that our troops will be withdrawn this year," - Defence Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko.

I think Ukrainian troops will be there for a long time to come - a simple quid pro quo.

[Moderator]

3. kick to combine threads

[Stop_the_War]

4. Ukraine plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12365856%255E1702,00.html

Ukraine plans to pull out its 1650 troops currently serving in Iraq, the sixth-largest contingent in the US-led coalition forces, by the end of this year, the country's new defence minister said today.

"I believe that our troops will be withdrawn this year," the Interfax news agency quoted Defence Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko as saying.

The defence minister, who took up his post earlier this month, said that no concrete timetable would be announced before a meeting scheduled next week of the national security and defence council.

[MyDogSpot]

5. No biggie. Just tell John Howard to add 1200 more to his 450 slated.

PoodleBoy II will be happy to oblige.