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programmes to Ukraine have developed the momentum necessary for reform and an
agreed roadmap. This has opened up the possibility of a move from partial to consolidated
democracy in Ukraine in the future. Increased democratisation in Ukraine will create the
necessary environment for good relations between these two states.
In order to optimise this success, however, the larger issue of democratisation
taking place within these recipient states has to be addressed. Successful SSR in Russia
and Ukraine is conditional on encouraging and facilitating democratisation through the
further widening and deepening of these programmes. Democratisation in both Ukraine and
Russia will strengthen the prospects for good neighbourly relations.