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not such a villain after all and his campaign was no more corrupt than the ensuing machinations of Yushchenko and Tymoshenko. And let"s bear in mind that these machinations included despicable barbs in live broadcasts, an open struggle for control over the nation"s "gas money," the president"s dissolution of a democratically-elected parliament and open contempt for the county"s largest minority.Even though in a democratic country such exploits would put a stop to any political career, the western media are only now beginning to recognize that their favorites were obviously overzealous. A softer, more careful and lighter touch would have been more appropriate. A "gradual" approach would have switched out immediate acceptance into the EU and NATO, which were, say, characteristic for the Polish press four years ago.
This switching out of milestones does not in any way mean sympathy for Russia. Mistakes are being admitted only in terms of tactics, not strategy. The main
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