Mr Kuchma, who was elected in 1994, at least managed to stabilise the economy.

1994年当选的库科马，至少设法稳定了经济。

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Kuchma said bilateral economic and trade relations have progressed smoothly in the past few years given that the two economies enjoy high complementarity and great potential.

库奇马说，近年来，乌中经贸关系进展顺利。两国经济既有很强的互补性，也存在着巨大的潜力。

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This would have taken months, during which time Mr Kuchma would have stayed in power.

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Mr Lazarenko was prime minister in 1996-97, when he was sacked by President Leonid Kuchma.

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When Leonid Kuchma was elected president four years ago, Ukraine's future looked quite bright.

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