If the hefty bear weren't so belligerent toward its neighbors, Ukraine might not now have its own hackles up.

如果这庞大的熊对待邻居不是那么杀气腾腾，乌克兰现在可能不会恼怒。

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Critics, however, claim the President's commitment to Europe is illusory and say that he has given the Kremlin too much too quickly, edging Ukraine toward the point of no return.

但有分析指出，亚努科维奇的这一承诺无法实现，认为他过快地倒向了俄罗斯，令乌克兰无法回头。

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Because that is the way to make transition a reality,". The foreign ministers discussed progress by Georgia and Ukraine toward eventual NATO membership.

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Mearsheimer succinctly and thoughtfully challenges the assumptions underpinning the present U.S. policy toward Ukraine and offers an alternative approach with which the Center strongly agrees.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | What Strobe Talbott Won��t Tell the Senate Today: Insisting On A Nuclear-Free Ukraine Is Folly

Common sense suggests that, toward this end, the U.S. should encourage Ukraine to retain the nuclear arms it inherited from the former Soviet Union -- not insist that Kiev surrender them to Moscow.

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As the Center was denied an opportunity to present this position to Senator Biden's subcommittee at today's hearing, the powerful arguments in favor of a sea-change in U.S. policy toward a nuclear Ukraine may not be given due consideration.

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