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	20/12/04 www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041219/w121924.html Ukraine opposition activists continue eastern trip amid security … CBC News – Canada KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko moved deeper Sunday into the hostile eastern strongholds of … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/19/content_2355854.htm Cold war mentality over Ukraine “inadmissible”: Russia FM Xinhua – Beijing,China … Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has termed as “inadmissible” any attempt to revive cold war mentality in the approach to the situation in Ukraine, the Itar-Tass … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4234891 Week in Review: Rumsfeld, Turkey, Ukraine NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Topics include the status of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, EU talks with Turkey and politics in Ukraine. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. … www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/12/19/ liberal_town_in_ukraine_basks_in_orange_revolution_afterglow Liberal town in Ukraine basks in ‘Orange Revolution’ afterglow Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA By Daniel Williams, Washington Post \| December 19, 2004. LVIV, Ukraine — Students here sent e-mails to friends, prodding them to get to Kiev. … www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/ 12/19/couple_serve_as_monitors_in_ukraine Couple serve as monitors in Ukraine Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA … 2004. Walter Majkut says democracy came too easily to Ukraine in 1991, but only now does it have the opportunity to take firm root. … 19/12/04 news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=594498 Yushchenko confident of victory in Ukraine Independent – London,England,UK Ukraine’s two presidential contenders square off tomorrow in a television debate which is sure to see accusations that the Western-backed candidate, Viktor … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1103356912741 Ukraine sends peacekeepers to Golan Heights Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel Ukraine’s outgoing president, Leonid Kuchma, endorsed the deployment of Ukrainian troops to the UN observer mission in the Golan Heights, a statement said … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/ LAC/20041218/UKRAINE18/TPInternational/TopStories Canada will accept free Ukraine vote, Turner says The Globe and Mail (subscription) – Toronto,ON,Canada Canadians will accept the results of Ukraine’s presidential runoff vote as long as it is free, open and honest, former prime minister John Turner said … www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=101442&region=7 AUSTRALIANS MONITOR UKRAINE ELECT Special Broadcasting Service – Australia A group of Australian-Ukrainians are heading out to Ukraine to act as official monitors in the country’s re-run presidential election on December the 26th. … www.weeklystandard.com/Check.asp?idArticle=5053&r=geygt Ukraine Whole and Free The Weekly Standard – Washington,DC,USA ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY of Ukraine’s orange revolution, I arrived in Kiev. … Ukraine’s presidential election also reflected a sharp regional divide. … 18/12/04 www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/ 2004/12/17/international1444EST0579.DTL Ukraine’s presidential contenders stump for votes in eastern … San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA Ukraine’s rival presidential candidates made overlapping campaign trips to the eastern industrial city of Kharkiv on Friday, sparking fears of more tension … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-ukraine 18dec18,0,5971037.story?coll=la-home-world Ballot Printing Snafu Imperils Ukraine Election Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — A revote in Ukraine’s bitterly disputed presidential race could be upended because time is running out for printing enough ballots … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM. 20041217.wturner1217/BNStory/National/ Turner hopes Ukraine vote marks new democratic process The Globe and Mail (subscription) – Toronto,ON,Canada … the Dec. 26 runoff presidential vote in Ukraine will mark the “unfolding of the democratic process” in that country. Mr. Turner … www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18043 EU rules out revision of pre-election Ukraine deal EUobserver.com – Belgium EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS — The EU has said it is ready to look at ways of strengthening co-operation with Ukraine after the re-run of presidential elections … www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1571882&PageNum=0 Coalminer dies in East Ukraine during mine rock failure ITAR-TASS – Moscow,Russia … Lugansk region. An inquiry into the accident has begun, said the press service of Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Ministry. Maria … 17/12/04 www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20041216T210000-0500_ 71553_OBS_UKRAINE_PM_BRISTLES_AT_RIVAL_S_CLAIM_.asp Ukraine PM bristles at rival’s claim Jamaica Observer – Jamaica KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych responded yesterday to his rival’s claim of having been poisoned by the government by saying … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041215.w2john1216/BNStory/Front/ Turner to head Ukraine mission, PM confirms The Globe and Mail (subscription) – Toronto,ON,Canada … “I just wanted to confirm the appointment of Mr. John Turner as co-chair of Canada Corp’s activities to monitor elections in Ukraine,” Prime Minister Martin … www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18424783.200 Poisoned Ukraine contender can be treated New Scientist – London,England,UK VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, the challenger in Ukraine’s disputed presidential election, may soon start a new treatment to get dioxins out of his system. … www.durhamregion.com/dr/nn/news/story/2429897p-2812729c.html Cobourg resident heads for the Ukraine Northumberland News – Cobourg,Ontario,Canada COBOURG – A Cobourg resident has been chosen as one of 100 Canadians who will be in the Ukraine to observe the Dec. 26 election. … www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/10428769.htm Chocolate King Puts Mark on Ukraine Vote Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA KIEV, Ukraine – When opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko needed to spread the word on the Orange Revolution, he couldn’t depend on Ukraine’s censored, state … 16/12/04 www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1266214.htm Ukraine PM vows protests if poll result unfavourable ABC Online – Australia … two weeks. The election was eventually annulled by Ukraine’s Supreme Court and a new poll will be held on December 26. Mr Yanukovich … news.ft.com/cms/s/e4524572-4ebf-11d9-9488-00000e2511c8.html Ukraine judges ‘under pressure’ to reverse ruling Financial Times – London,England,UK Volodymyr Lytvyn, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, said on Wednesday that court judges were being pressured to reverse a decision that stripped Volodymyr … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041215/w121574.html Ukraine’s government seeks increase in transit fees for Russian … CBC News – Canada KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine proposed slapping higher transit fees on Russian oil Wednesday as the cash-strapped government looks to avoid raising taxes and … www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/15/news/poison.html Poison’s role in politics: Ukraine isn’t alone International Herald Tribune – Paris,France WASHINGTON With speculation running rampant in Ukraine over the dioxin poisoning of the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, the use of poisons as a … 15/12/04 www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/12/14/international1445EST0607.DTL Ukraine opposition leader’s Orange Revolution takes to the road San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA … The trip underscored concerns by the Yushchenko campaign about reaching Ukraine’s eastern, mainly Russian-speaking parts, which heard little or nothing about … www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/14/news/fallout.html Ukraine shock wave hits ex-Soviet states International Herald Tribune – Paris,France ALMATY, Kazakhstan Ukraine’s political earthquake may have sent shock waves through Russia and Europe, but in the former Soviet republics – where there have … www.theage.com.au/news/World/Ukraine-spy-service-may-probe-poisonings/2004/12/15/1102787106742.html Ukraine spy service may probe poisoning The Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Ukraine’s state security service said it was willing to take part in the criminal probe into the poisoning of opposition presidential candidate Viktor … www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FL15Ag03.html Ukraine united in uncertainty Asia Times Online – Hong Kong … The divisions follow the controversial presidential election in Ukraine that has revived debates over geostrategic disputes and raised the possibility of a … 14/12/04 www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/1204/14ukraine.html Ukraine hopeful criticizes US role Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) – Atlanta,GA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych charged Monday that Washington is interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs by supporting his opponent’s … www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/international/europe/14kazakhstan.html Ukraine’s Election Crisis Has Had Dim Mirror Images in Other … New York Times – New York,NY,USA … 11 – Ukraine’s political earthquake may have sent shock waves through Russia and Europe, but in the former Soviet republics – where there have been similar … www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=321891 US accused of meddling in Ukraine Japan Today – Tokyo,Japan KIEV — Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych accused the United States on Monday of meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs, claiming the Americans have … news.ft.com/cms/s/8cba1674-4d47-11d9-b3be-00000e2511c8.html Ukraine pays up despite turmoil Financial Times – London,England,UK The government of Ukraine has paid the coupon on its 2013 international bond in full and on time in spite of the country’s recent political and economic turmoil … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=041213154342.hb7jcp7d.xml Talk of opposition chief’s alleged poisoning dominates Ukraine … Turkish Press – Turkey KIEV (AFP) – The alleged poisoning of Ukraine’s opposition icon Viktor Yushchenko overshadowed the country’s presidential election campaign after the Western … 13/12/04 www.startribune.com/stories/484/5133386.html Ukraine reopens probe as evidence points to poisoning Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations that opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, while … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_13-12-2004_pg4_6 Ukraine kicks off presidential campaign Daily Times – Pakistan KIEV: Ukraine’s ruling elite was grimly silent on Sunday as news emerged that opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was probably poisoned by an Agent Orange … www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/ 12/13/dl1302.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/12/13/ixopinion.html … and in Ukraine Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … As Ukraine gears up for its second vote, international monitors must display a scrupulous neutrality, something they have not always done. … www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/2942071 Russia ponders what went wrong in Ukraine election Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA MOSCOW – There are many ways history may judge last month’s presidential elections in Ukraine, but in Russia these days the reverberations are most often … www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5399727 Yushchenko compares Ukraine crisis to Soviet fall swissinfo – Switzerland By Marcus Kabel. his country’s upheaval over a rigged election to the fall of Soviet rule or the Berlin wall. Prime Minister Viktor … 12/12/04 scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1420712004 Ukraine leader’s ‘soup was poisoned’ Scotland on Sunday – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK … The illness has left Yushchenko with a badly disfigured face. Prior to the incident he was regarded in Ukraine as having film star looks. … sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2004/12/11/international1342EST0526.DTL At root of Ukraine’s revolution, the disciplined crowd San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA … Then came the mayoral elections in Mukachevo, a Carpathian Mountain town that strongly supported Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine party yet somehow ended up electing … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58307-2004Dec11.html Russian President Turns on Washington Over Ukraine Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA The political crisis in Ukraine has touched off a fresh debate inside the White House and foreign policy offices over how President Bush should handle Russian … www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/bal-te.ukraine11 dec11,0,5834147.story?coll=ny-leadworldnews-headlines US has funded reform in Ukraine Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has spent more than $65 million in the past two years to aid political organizations in Ukraine, paying to bring … news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=592322 Ukraine’s repeat election race under way Independent – London,England,UK Supporters of Viktor Yushchenko carried their cause to the pro-government eastern heartlands yesterday as campaigning in Ukraine’s repeat presidential election … 10/12/04 www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=55899&d=11&m=12&y=2004 Two Visions for Ukraine Arab News – Saudi Arabia … It has already dragged in Russia, the European Union, the United States and Ukraine’s neighbors on opposite sides. Ukraine has … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4087253.stm Ukraine’s Yushchenko in hospital BBC News – London,England,UK Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has gone into hospital in Austria for tests into the mystery illness that disfigured his face. … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/10389715.htm Politics weighs on Ukraine’s Klitschko San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA … Klitschko lives in Los Angeles, but his homeland is Ukraine, a country in disarray. … Ukraine’s Supreme Court has ordered a rerun election Dec. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/11/content_2320148.htm Russia glad if Ukraine joins EU: Putin Xinhua – Beijing,China 10 (Xinhuanet) — Russia “would only be too glad” if Ukraine joined the European Union (EU), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, the Interfax … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/11/content_2320220.htm US denies supporting any candidate in Ukraine Xinhua – Beijing,China WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Xinhuanet) — The United States on Friday denied that it is supporting any candidate in Ukraine’s presidential elections. … 9/12/04 news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/10/content_2317041.htm Tension eased in Ukraine, int’l community urges fair election Xinhua – Beijing,China 9 (Xinhuanet) — The crisis in Ukraine has been eased after the country’s parliament passed a package of constitutional and electoral amendments, and approved … www.kyivpost.com/bn/22034/ Kremlin puts positive spin on Ukraine compromise Kyiv Post – Kyiv,Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin is disappointed that Russia’s favored candidate was forced to accept a rerun of Ukraine’s disputed presidential runoff … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-12-2004_pg4_4 NATO sees no ‘Cold War’ rift with Russia over Ukraine Daily Times – Pakistan … “A sovereign peaceful, unified and stable Ukraine is vitally important to every nation represented around this table,” he said at the start of a meeting … www.startribune.com/stories/561/5128614.html Editorial: Shifting Ukraine/Westward tilt wins for now Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA In adopting election reforms and constitutional changes that shift significant power from the president to parliament, Ukraine has capped several weeks of … www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-12-09-klitschko-ukraine_x.htm Unrest in Ukraine weighs on Klitschko USA Today – McLean,VA,USA … Ukraine, the former Soviet republic of 48 million, is in the midst of massive political unrest, and there are daily protests against the outcome of the recent … 8/12/04 npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4209089 Ukraine Prepares for a Second Election NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Passions are hot in Ukraine, as the country prepares to re-run its presidential election. We take a look at the players … www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/ archive/2004/12/08/MNG59A8ACB1.DTL Powell rips Russia over Ukraine San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA … relations with Russia may be cooling significantly, Secretary of State Colin Powell lashed out at the Kremlin on Tuesday for its actions in Ukraine and other … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2312842.htm NATO postpones talks with Ukraine’s FM amid political unrest Xinhua – Beijing,China … NATO postponed a long-scheduled meeting between alliance foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart Wednesday amid the political turmoil in Ukraine. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2312826.htm Ukraine’s election commission elects new head Xinhua – Beijing,China … The new Ukrainian Central Election Commission on Wednesday elected Yaroslav Davidovich as its new chairman, according to the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency. … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apeurope_story.asp? category=1103&slug=Ukraine%20The%20Stalwarts Ukraine demonstrators plan to sit tight Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — After Ukraine’s Parliament adopted key electoral reforms Wednesday, thousands of opposition protesters started packing up after a raucous … 7/12/04 www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20041207-1917-ukraine-election.html Ukraine’s parliament fails to vote on electoral reforms as … San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine’s fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aP7v44Fs7sPQ&refer=top_world_news Powell Says US Isn’t Trying to Influence Ukraine, Georgia Bloomberg – USA 8 (Bloomberg) — The US isn’t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, US … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=34710 In Putin’s tirades, an admission of setback over Ukraine Turkish Press – Turkey … but his latest outburst contained an implied concession that he had suffered a setback in efforts to influence selection of the future leadership of Ukraine. … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4206261 A Ukraine Protester Recalls Soviet Oppression NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Many opposition protesters in Ukraine represent a younger generation seeking change. But some reformers are of a past generation. … www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11627585%255E1702,00.html Ukraine leader poisoned: doctors NEWS.com.au – Australia UKRAINE’S opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned in an attempt to kill him during election campaigning in September, a British daily reported today … 6/12/04 www.nytimes.com/2004/12/07/international/europe/07ukraine.html No Deal Yet in Ukraine After Talks on Political Changes New York Times – New York,NY,USA By STEVEN LEE MYERS. KIEV, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 7 – Ukraine’s fractious lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on Monday to end … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/07/content_2303158.htm Canada to send hundreds of election observers to Ukraine Xinhua – Beijing,China 6 (Xinhuanet) — Canada will send up to 500 electionobservers to monitor the Dec. 26 Ukraine election, Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew said Monday. … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5744,11614970%255E1702,00.html Extra monitors for Ukraine The Australian – Australia … Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is considering doubling the number of its international monitors for Ukraine’s repeat presidential … www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug= Ukraine+breaks+’dead-lock’&id=64765 Ukraine rivals break ‘dead-lock’ NDTV.com – New Delhi,India Ukraine’s political rivals, at the European-brokered talks, agreed on a legislation to ensure a fair vote in the December 26 presidential rematch. … www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20041206&hn=14467 Newsweek: Kremlin Miscalculated Ukraine’s Direction Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey The American news magazine, Newsweek, analyzes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s relationship with Ukraine and the controversial presidential elections in the … 5/12/04 www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=98223&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27261 Ukraine opposition ‘rejects reforms’ Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain KIEV: Ukraine’s pro-West opposition insisted yesterday it would not accept reforms to strip much of the presidency’s powers ahead of a rerun presidential … freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2471 Ukraine’s Kuchma Offered Immunity Free Internet Press – New York,NY,USA The Ukrainian opposition is prepared to offer outgoing President Leonid Kuchma immunity if he helps facilitate new elections, a senior official has said. … www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/12/06/006.html Ukraine and the Lessons of History Moscow Times (subscription) – Moscow,Russia The post-election standoff between the government of Ukraine and the opposition may be decided not at the negotiating table or in the streets of Kiev, but 800 … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4203413 US Lawyers Helped Train Ukraine Justices NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Several justices on Ukraine’s Supreme Court were trained by an American Bar Association program to promote rule of law in the formerly communist … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4203411 Election Crisis Takes New Turn in Ukraine NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Ukraine’s parliament fails to adopt political and electoral reforms that would pave the way for a new presidential election ordered Friday by the … 4/12/04 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/05/ wukr205.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/12/05/ixnewstop.html Day of reckoning for Ukraine oligarchs as poll result is set aside Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK The decision to order a re-run of Ukraine’s presidential election threatens the clique of shadowy business tycoons who sought to influence the result of the … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid=4203436 Dissension Simmers in Eastern Ukraine NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: In eastern Ukraine, support remains strong for the government-backed candidate, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, despite fraud accusations. … www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/04/world/main659103.shtml Leaders Hail Ukraine Vote Decision CBS News – USA … Saakashvili, who studied law in then-Soviet Ukraine and speaks some Ukrainian, has been a vocal supporter of the Ukrainian opposition. … www.nytimes.com/2004/12/05/international/europe/05ukraine.html Ukraine’s Face Is Mirrored in a Candidate New York Times – New York,NY,USA By CJ CHIVERS. KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 4 – Viktor A. Yushchenko, the … square. “This is the face of today’s Ukraine.”. Mr. Yushchenko is now … www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/509915.html Ukraine’s parliament fails to pass electoral changes Ha’aretz – Jerusalem,Israel By The Associated Press. KIEV – Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko lost a round to their foes in parliament yesterday … 3/12/04 www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-ukraine 4dec04,0,4441881.story?coll=la-home-headlines Ukraine Supreme Court Orders New Balloting Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s disputed presidential runoff election was ruled invalid Friday by the nation’s Supreme Court and a revote was ordered by Dec. … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apeurope_story.asp?category =1103&slug=Ukraine%20Yushchenko%20Profile Yushchenko: Ukraine’s best hope? Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA KIEV, Ukraine — Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate in Ukraine’s presidential elections, steered his country away from the Russian ruble to an … www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=273&fArticleId=2332076 Ukraine’s opposition presses for swift staging of fresh poll Cape Times (subscription) – Cape Town,South Africa Kiev: Ukraine’s opposition has demanded that the government urgently enact changes to the electoral law to set a date for a rerun of the second-round … news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=589583>Supreme court orders rerun of Ukraine poll Independent – London,England,UK The architects of the “Orange Revolution” won a famous and decisive victory yesterday after Ukraine’s supreme court ruled that last month’s presidential … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/a4 10606bc7a83594638fb563d6270002.htm Ukraine: Attacks on Press Aim to Stifle Debate Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK (New York, December 4, 2004)-Attacks and harassment against journalists in parts of Ukraine appear aimed at stifling public debate during the country’s … 2/12/04 news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1385792004 Will Ukraine finally be ‘the hour of Europe’? The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK But with Ukraine, this European hour may finally have arrived. … And what a baby. First, Ukraine does not need anything material from us. … www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/1203fri1-03.html Democracy in Ukraine at juncture Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA Caught up in a sweeping drama worthy of Tolstoy and Pushkin over the bogus results of its runoff elections, the struggling young democracy in Ukraine is at a … www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/02/opinion/edpankin.html Ukraine: How Russia overplayed its hand International Herald Tribune – Paris,France … Of the six people on our staff, four are tied to Ukraine in one way or another. Like Ukrainian society, Moscow is divided. “White … www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/02/news/prexy.html Bush weighs in on election issues in Iraq and Ukraine International Herald Tribune – Paris,France … Bush also weighed in on the matter of the election crisis in Ukraine, saying more forcefully than he had previously that other countries must not meddle as … www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type= worldNews&storyID=632039&section=news Ukraine mediators may meet next week Reuters – London,England,UK LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – A group of international mediators attempting to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine may meet for a third time next week, European … 1/12/04 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/02/ wukra02.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/12/02/ixworld.html Ukraine turmoil deepens as MPs sack government Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK Ukraine’s political turmoil deepened yesterday when its parliament voted to dismiss the government, leaving the country all but rudderless. … www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/12/02/009.html Ukraine on the Brink, and the Adoption Business Moscow Times (subscription) – Moscow,Russia The current political events in Ukraine highlight not only the ineptitude of previous geopolitical decisions in the region, going back to World War I, and … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4195304 Ukraine and Russia NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Political turmoil in Ukraine has resulted from that country’s presidential elections last week. But lingering in the … sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/ 2004/12/01/sports1725EST0352.DTL Klitschko worries about Ukraine while he prepares to fight … San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA That’s when he gets on the phone with friends and family in Ukraine, getting the latest news on the country’s presidential crisis just as the sun begins to … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4194504 Ukraine Parliament Adds to Political Upheaval NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Ukraine’s Parliament passes a no-confidence motion rebuking the prime minister’s government. Meanwhile, European mediators … 30/11/04 www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6960526 International Mediators Try to End Ukraine Crisis Reuters – NY,USA KIEV (Reuters) – International mediators will step up efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine’s 10-day-old crisis over a disputed presidential election after … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4192417 Ukraine’s Soviet Past and Uncertain Democratic Future NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: NPR’s Eric Weiner profiles the country of Ukraine — once a key member of the former Soviet Union with a strategically important position on the … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/01/content_2280758.htm Int’l community continues endeavor to resolve Ukraine’s crisis Xinhua – Beijing,China 1 (Xinhuanet) — Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, and EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, are heading to Ukraine for a second time to try to resolve … www.guardian.co.uk/ukraine/story/0,15569,1363476,00.html Ukraine opposition renews blockade Guardian – UK … won by 3%. Ukraine’s outgoing president, Leonid Kuchma, on Monday accepted the need for new elections. Yesterday Mr Yanukovich’s … www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/12/01/2003213321 East-west split feared in Ukraine Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan Anton Agnev, a 24-year-old computer programmer from Donyetsk, is backing Ukraine’s Orange Revolution despite the fact that so many of his neighbors voted for …

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