The reaction of western countries to the...
topic for discussion is how not to lose hope for an anti-Russian Ukraine in the face of Yushchenko"s defeat.Differing opinions are starting to emerge. Most support Tymoshenko as the candidate who frequently openly manifested anti-Russian sentiments. For example, Taras Kuzio notes Tymoshenko"s support in 2007 of legislation prohibiting any form of privatization of gas pipelines in Ukraine. Other observers propose that Yanukovych isn"t so bad, gleefully citing the disappearance of Russian language instruction in Ukrainian schools and universities on his watch.
Western analysts do not question how all of these actions jibe with international agreements on the rights of minorities and the Energy Charter, of which Ukraine is a signatory and which specifically encourages privatization of pipelines. Only the U.S. publication The New Republic deigned to express the view that Tymoshenko is authoritarian and if she came to power she would dump the very democracy that she
Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5