Zbigniew Lewicki, a specialist in American studies at the University of Warsaw, told the Polish Radio External Service that there is also concern about Russia's perceived attempts to increase its influence in former Soviet satellite states, including Poland.
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In the 1980s he became a commentator for the Estonian service of Radio Free Europe, the American-financed station that broadcast to the Soviet empire.
For this, the only (circumstantial) evidence is that the Ukrainian-language service of Radio Liberty, which the American government finances, has been very hostile to Mr Kuchma of late, giving lots of airtime to Mr Melnichenko.