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US Removes Piracy Sanctions From Ukraine

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the carrot-on-a-stick dept.

An anonymous reader writes The US has restored Ukraine to their preferred trade partner status after requiring the country to crack down on piracy. The United States had also imposed 100-percent import duties on $75 million worth of Ukrainian exports since 2002." From the article: "Concern over high piracy rates prompted the Bush administration to suspend Ukraine from the program in 2001. At that time, Ukraine was the largest producer and exporter of pirated CDs and DVDs in Europe, USTR said."

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  1. Bullies.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yay for bullying countries into thinking the way the United States wants you to think.

  2. Re:New relationship because of the elections by Alex+Belits · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your whole country, and its whole "culture" didn't exist 300 years ago. STFU, N00B before accusing countries that actually have some history!

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  3. Re:New relationship because of the elections by tealover · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fuck you and fuck Russia.

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