Det er sikkert også præsident Kutjmas fortjeneste på grund af hans velafbalancerede og konsekvente politik, at det lykkedes at holde denne problematiske situation i balance, og at det endda lykkedes at opnå et udenrigspolitisk spillerum.
It is undoubtedly due to the balanced and rigorous policies favoured by President Kuchma it has been possible to maintain a balance in this difficult situation and that it was even possible to make some gains in terms of external policy.