Soviet Ukraine's Struggle for Independence | Last Days of the USSR (1989)

On 23 October 1989, ITN's David Smith reported on the growing independence movement in Soviet Ukraine. Speaking to those involved in the broad coalition, Smith discovered the movement was distinct from the independence movements gaining ground in the Baltic states. While Ukrainians wished for a sovereign state that recognised their unique linguistic and cultural identity, free of Russian domination, there was no desire to leave the USSR. Rather, Ukrainian nationalists hoped to renegotiate the terms of their membership, some seeing the ultimate goal as comparable to membership of the European Community. #Ukraine #Ukrainian #UkraineRussia #UkraineConflict #USSR #SovietUnion #Soviets #Soviet #SovietHistory #SovietWave #Russia #UkraineWar #ColdWar #1980s #UkrainianHistory #UkraineCrisis #UkraineRussiaWar #1989 #Independence #Kyiv #Kiev #EuropeanUnion To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/... To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @frontlinebyitn   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955