Protesters in Ukraine burn Bush in effigy

David Edwards and Mike Sheehan

Published: Monday March 31, 2008



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Several thousand people rallied outside of the U.S. Embassy in the Ukraine, ahead of a visit by President George W. Bush.

One group in the crowd burned an effigy of Bush, shouting for him to leave and not pull the Ukraine into NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

A banner behind the protesters--many of whom carried the familiar red flag of the former Soviet Union--read, "Yankee Go Home!"

Bush was prepared to offer backing to Ukraine's membership in NATO while on the official visit.

Russia warned NATO last week that further encroachment into its former Soviet neighbors such as Georgia and Ukraine was tantamount to "playing with fire."







