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| Ukraine president-elect invited to Moscow |
| 2010-02-16 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] As Ukraine's premier prepares to contest the results of a February 7 run-off vote, Moscow extends an invitation to the country's president-elect Viktor Yanukovich. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's invitation on Monday comes as Yanukovich said he had placed the question of replacing his main election rival, Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, at the top his new coalition's priorities. He can not veto the parliamentary coalition's choice, but must approve it. Tymoshenko, who lost the election by a margin of 3.5%, has refused calls to admit defeat and resign, and her camp said Monday they were preparing evidence to back their allegations of mass election fraud. Although a vote of no-confidence in parliament can push her out, she would continue to stay on as acting prime minister until a replacement is found. Yanukovich, who was officially announced as the country's new chosen leader by Ukraine's main election commission on Sunday, is widely seen as pro-Russian. One of his first unveiled plans, following victory in the polls, was to suggest a possibility of extending the permission for Russia's Sevastopol Naval Fleet to stay beyond scheduled withdrawal in 2017. International observers, including the OSCE, said the election was free and fair. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Yanukovich was the "winner" of the election about 4-5 years ago. Even congratulated by Putin as the victor. He was overturned by popular protest by Yushchenko, who by all accounts, was poisoned by dioxin by agents of Russia before the election. The rebellion against the results was called the "Orange Revolution." And if I remember right, I read on Rantburg that the CIA had funded an op where the paid for vast amounts of vodka that ran into Yanukovich's supporters who were planning to crack heads at the Orange protests in Kiev. LULZ. Fact is, The Ukraine is split. Half Ukrainian and Western leaning, and half Eastern and Russian leaning - Stalin's legacy on the country. There's an incredible amount of corruption on both sides. Nuance in American foreign policy is needed. There are no black hats and white hats here. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2010-02-16 16:38 |
| #2 From memory: Yanukovich and Putin were suspected of instigating the Dioxin poisoning of current president Victor Yushchenko. The actual poisoner was suspected to be a (newly elected) Yanukovich supported secret police general who had invited Yushchenko to a bury the hatchet meeting and fed him dioxin soup. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-16 14:43 |
| #1 wasnt this guy poisoned last time he went officially to Moscow? Was some time ago. |
| Posted by: Thor Spegum8770 2010-02-16 14:29 |