Quotable notes

"All of us are making a positive image of Ukraine. I want my country to open up before you with friendship and hospitality. I would like you to forget about Chornobyl."

- Ukrainian singer Ruslana after winning, with her band, the 2004 Eurovision Song Competition in Istanbul on May 15, as quoted by Reuters and cited by RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 6, 2004, No. 23, Vol. LXXII

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