III. Translate the sentences into Russian/Ukrainian.

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II. What do these letters stand for? Give situations where they are used in the text.

I. Answer the following questions to check how carefully you have read the text.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. What is the system of governing in Ukraine?
2. What is the characteristic feature of the elements of legislative branch in Ukraine?
3. What steps did Ukraine undertake in its foreign policy after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
4. How can you characterize the role of Ukraine in peacekeeping operations around the world?
5. What is the position of our country relatively the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
6. What is the system of Ukrainian subdivisions?
7. Are there any clear regional differences on questions of identity in Ukraine?
8. How can you characterize the transition process of our country from a planned economy to a market economy?
9. What steps were undertaken by the government in order to implement structural reforms

in the economy of the country?

1. What is the peculiarity of religious divisions in the territory of Ukraine?

1. UNESCO

2. GDP

3. START

4. IMF

5. CIS

6. NATO

7. CIA

8. UN

9.NNPT

1. The organization of higher education in Ukraine is built up in accordance with the structure of education of the world's higher developed countries, as is defined by UNESCO and the UN.
2. The transition process was difficult for the majority of the population which plunged into poverty.
3. The country was slow in implementing structural reforms.
4. However, widespread resistance to reforms within the government and from a significant part of the population soon stalled the reform efforts.
5. In May 1992, Ukraine signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in which the country agreed to give up all nuclear weapons to Russia for "disposal".
6. In May 1992, Ukraine signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in which the country agreed to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state.
7. The country plans to convert the current conscript-based military into a professional volunteer military not later than in 2011.
8. A Ukrainian unit was deployed in Lebanon, as part of UN Interim Force enforcing the mandated ceasefire agreement.
9. The government was leaning towards the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and a deeper cooperation with the alliance was set by the NATO-Ukraine Action Plan signed in 2002.
10. Laws, acts of the parliament and the cabinet, presidential decrees, and acts of the Crimean parliament may be abrogated by the Constitutional Court