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Dnipropetrovsk – The international organizations Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders have noticed that the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine significantly worsened since the beginning of 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft said.

In his lecture for Dnipropetrovsk students he noted that the situation should be improved.

"The local governments should stop putting pressure on the independent media," the diplomat stressed.