Ukraine"s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych...
will never allow themselves such luxury unless they know they"ll be supported by their allies. But if they dare do so, they will never spare words abusing their victim.Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende expressed his "sincere congratulations" to Yanukovych, adding that "I am confident that relations between our two countries will continue to be constructive and mutually beneficial." Was that sarcasm? On the day after the November 2004 election, Balkenende, who held the EU presidency at the time, called Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn to express his concern over the results of the Ukrainian election, which "do not reflect the electoral behavior of the people." Naturally, Balkenende was not alone in his concern, which was reiterated by the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and Poland.
According to Ukraine"s Central Election Commission, this time Yanukovych"s result was as high as in 2004, if measured in percentage points. This might at least cast
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