Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of the independent Ukraine, has died in 1991 after signing an agreement that determined the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Office of the President of Ukraine announced.
He was 88 years old.
Born in 1934, Kravchuk stands out in the Soviet Communist Party, where he joined the party after graduating from a university in what is now the capital of Ukraine, Kieu.
In December 1991, he signed an agreement with then-President Yeltsin of the Russian Republic, who was part of the Soviet Union, proclaiming the disappearance of the Soviet Union and deciding its collapse.
In 1994, he was the first president of Ukraine, and in 1994, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom issued a "Budapest Memorandum of Understanding" to give Ukraine a security guarantee in return for the abandonment of nuclear weapons deployed during the Soviet era. I made it happen.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk said in a video message on the 10th that Mr. Kravchuk survived the occupation of World War II as a child. Understanding the value of freedom and peace in Ukraine I sincerely hoped for it. "
On top of that, in line with the ongoing military invasion by Russia, he said, "We can win and achieve peace. May the memory and dignity of the first President of Ukraine be inherited forever." He appealed for the protection of Ukraine's freedom and peace.