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May 10, 2005

Bush's views on Yalta are shared by East Europeans

During the official celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the victory against Nazism, Bush condemned the Yalta agreement that divided Europe into two spheres of influence. For many Eastern Europeans the end of Nazi occupation was not the beginning of an era of freedom but the beginning of another occupation by the Soviet Union. Barbara Spinelli, the authoritative editorialist of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, writes a front page column where she explains, among other issues, why Eastern Europeans share George Bush's views. "Often times - writes Ms Spinelli - the Eastern European nations are considered as being pro-American, and therefore (Western European countries believe that) it is impossible to build a powerful Union with them. But their being pro-American does not always mean that they are anti-European. Most of all they deeply distrust Russia, because Russia's historical memory is disconnected from reality. Russia has not begun an authentic critical reappraisal of the Soviet myths".

Posted May 10, 2005 01:18 AM

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