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NEWS FEATURE AP Television reports from Ukraine's pro-Russian heartland

(30 Sep 2008) Donetsk, Ukraine 1. Wide of main square with statue of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet State 2. Child chasing pigeons on square 3. Mid of Lenin statue 4. Exterior of building, woman walking in street 5. Woman walking into building entrance 6. Close-up of posters reading (English): "NATO STOP" 7. Set-up of Lyudmilla Koetkina, Secretary of Donetsk chapter of Progressive-Socialist Party of Ukraine 8. Mid of picture and bust of Lenin 9. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Lyudmilla Koetkina, Secretary of Donetsk chapter of Progressive-Socialist Party of Ukraine: "We were all born in the Soviet Union and when Ukraine declared independence we understood that we would remain a Union Republic, so for us Ukraine and Russia are inseparable territories and so this is just a technical agreement and we don't see ourselves as being separate from Russia." 10. Wide pan across heavy industry 11. Mid of smokestack 12. Wide of industrial site 13. Smoke over mineshaft 14. Set-up of Vladimir Kornilov, Director of Institute of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries 15. Close-up of flags 16. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Kornilov, Director of Institute of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries: "It's understood that neither side will agree on any definite formulations to a new agreement for the next two or so years for the simple reason that while Ukraine's president is the convicted radical Viktor Yushchenko there can not be any talk of any strengthening of friendship between Russia and Ukraine." 17. Exterior of apartment building 18. Larisa and Oleg Pasternak in their kitchen 19. Close-up of kettle on stove 20. Close-up of water being poured into cup 21. Close-up of the Pasternaks at table 22. Close-up of television screen 23. Back shot of Larisa watching TV 24. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Larisa Pasternak, Pensioner: "Why shouldn't we be friends? We've always had good relations with Russia and we have so many relatives in Russia. How can we not be friends? All of our relatives, friends are from Russia, they call come here and we go there. We're all friends. We're Slavs." 25. Close-up of food 26. Pan from Larisa to her husband eating at table Washington, DC 27. US President, George W. Bush, and Ukrainian President, Viktor Yushchenko during meeting, sitting in front of media 28. Side view of photographers 29. Close-up of Yushchenko at meeting 30. Close-up of Bush, zoom out to hand shake 31. Yushchenko greeting officials and getting into car STORYLINE: After ten years, Ukraine and Russia are reviewing the terms of their Friendship Treaty, which expires 1 October. The relationship between the two neighbours has been rocky of late but the historic ties linking them cannot be ignored. A statue of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet State, dominates the central square in the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. This is Ukraine's industrial heartland and the majority of the (m) million inhabitants are pro-Russian. More images of Lenin could be seen in the small regional office of Ukraine's Progressive-Socialist Party. Surrounded by red flags and posters reading "No to NATO", party secretary Lyudmilla Koetkina said that Russia and Ukraine are inseparable neighbours, once Soviet republics and now part of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). "We were all born in the Soviet Union and when Ukraine declared independence we understood that we would remain a Union Republic so for us Ukraine and Russia are inseparable territories and so this is just a technical agreement and we don't see ourselves as being separate from Russia," Koetkina said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...