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Out of all the formerly Soviet states, Ukraine is the closest to the US, is portrayed as being the most “western,”
Not to take away from the rest of your comment (which I agree with), but surely the most “culturally americanized” would be one of the baltics?
Partly (the article does refer to it being the language of NATO), but it looks to be more about joining the EU.