<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372</id><updated>2024-03-23T14:17:53.081-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Teksty</title><subtitle type='html'>Articles Posted For Personal and Academic Use only</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>199</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-112180381421813355</id><published>2005-07-19T16:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-12T16:03:17.003-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kumy Yushchenka</title><summary type="text">Свита короля. Часть 1: Кумовья-соратники президентаhttp://www.podrobnosti.ua/analytics/2005/07/07/225274.html07 июля 2005 14:50Алексей СахноПо материалам: ForUm, ProUA, Vlasti.net, Деловая Неделя, Зеркало Недели, Корреспондент, Независимая газета, Обозреватель, Общественная коммуникация, Полит.ру, Столичные Новости, Украина криминальная, Українська Правда, ЭкспертКороля делает свита. Кто сегодня </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/112180381421813355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/112180381421813355' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/112180381421813355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/112180381421813355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2005/07/kumy-yushchenka.html' title='Kumy Yushchenka'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-111206936755208987</id><published>2005-03-28T23:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-12T16:06:02.503-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yuschenko to sign Russian as Official Lang?</title><summary type="text">Ющенко на днях підпише указ про введення ділової російської мови у східних регіонах України?http://www.sprotiv.kiev.ua/ [27.03.2005 17:47]Ющенко на днях підпише указ про введення ділової російської мови у регіонах України, де переважає російськомовне населення?Джерелом цієї інформації стали повідомлення співробітників деяких міністерства, де проект Указу Президента України начебто лежить на </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/111206936755208987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/111206936755208987' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/111206936755208987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/111206936755208987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2005/03/yuschenko-to-sign-russian-as-official.html' title='Yuschenko to sign Russian as Official Lang?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110391538565169507</id><published>2004-12-24T14:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-24T14:09:45.650-05:00</updated><title type='text'>* RUSSIA * UKRAINE * POPULATION * POLL * DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS </title><summary type="text">2004-12-24 13:21http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&amp;msg_id=5248501&amp;amp;startrow=1&amp;date=2004-12-24&amp;amp;do_alert=0MOSCOW, December 24 (RIA Novosti) - Opinion polls show that there are fewer supporters of democracy in Russia than in Ukraine. Ukrainians and Russians agree that Russians will not become more politically motivated in the foreseeable future, reported Vremya Novostei.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110391538565169507/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110391538565169507' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110391538565169507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110391538565169507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/russia-ukraine-population-poll.html' title='* RUSSIA * UKRAINE * POPULATION * POLL * DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS '/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110383538641898029</id><published>2004-12-23T15:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T15:56:26.420-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Orange Revolution Through the Eyes of Kateryna Yuschenko (in Ukrainian)</title><summary type="text">Dec 23, 2004 Interview with Kateryna Yuschenko published in Vechirni VistiUkrainian text followsОранжева Україна очима Катерини ЮщенкоІлона Богуш12:51, 23 грудня 2004 // &quot;Вечірні вісті&quot;Дружина народного Президента збирається і надалі оздоровлювати дітей, опікуватися дитячими будинками, музеями і театрамиКатерина Ющенко першою з дружин вітчизняних політиків вийшла з тіні свого відомого </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110383538641898029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110383538641898029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110383538641898029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110383538641898029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/orange-revolution-through-eyes-of.html' title='The Orange Revolution Through the Eyes of Kateryna Yuschenko (in Ukrainian)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110383107757386123</id><published>2004-12-23T14:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T14:44:37.573-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vote monitors deploy in Ukraine, Putin sees &#39;double standards&#39;</title><summary type="text">http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;amp;u=/afp/20041223/wl_afp/ukrainevote.041223184813KIEV (AFP) - Western observers deployed in Ukraine to monitor a presidential vote rerun this weekend as Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) again attacked the West&#39;s role and motives in the former Soviet republic.The candidate Putin supported in an earlier and now-discredited attempt to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110383107757386123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110383107757386123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110383107757386123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110383107757386123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/vote-monitors-deploy-in-ukraine-putin.html' title='Vote monitors deploy in Ukraine, Putin sees &#39;double standards&#39;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377980512788353</id><published>2004-12-23T01:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:30:05.126-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Major scandal evolves around e-voting machines in Russia </title><summary type="text">12/22/2004 14:21http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/88/353/14750_.htmlThis seems to be the first time Russian electronic system for counting paper ballots has had such major glitch.On December 19th Russia&#39;s Arkhangelsky region hosted local Legislative Assembly elections. Several other major coastal towns were also electing new leaders of administration as well as local delegates at around the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377980512788353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377980512788353' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377980512788353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377980512788353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/major-scandal-evolves-around-e-voting.html' title='Major scandal evolves around e-voting machines in Russia '/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377954841209227</id><published>2004-12-23T01:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:25:48.413-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Living in the Dead Zone</title><summary type="text">December 22, 2004OP-ED CONTRIBUTORBy MARTIN CRUZ SMITHhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/opinion/22cruzsmith.htmlOUTSIDE, a hard winter&#39;s afternoon settles on the village, but inside their cottage Nikolai and Nastia lay out a spread: apples from their orchard, pickles from their garden, mushrooms from the woods around and full glasses of samogon, otherwise known as Ukrainian moonshine. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377954841209227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377954841209227' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377954841209227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377954841209227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/living-in-dead-zone.html' title='Living in the Dead Zone'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377885289672013</id><published>2004-12-23T01:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:14:12.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Washington keeps close eye on Ukraine vote</title><summary type="text">Dec 22 &#39;04http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/AFP/2004/12/22/689341WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States will keep a close eye on Ukraine&#39;s rerun of its disputed presidential runoff election on Sunday, as Washington silently wishes for a victory of Western-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko in the former Soviet republic, analysts say.The United States has maintained the same position since the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377885289672013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377885289672013' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377885289672013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377885289672013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/washington-keeps-close-eye-on-ukraine.html' title='Washington keeps close eye on Ukraine vote'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377850658793619</id><published>2004-12-23T01:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:08:26.586-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A poisoned election</title><summary type="text">THE JERUSALEM POST Dec. 22, 2004http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&amp;amp;cid=1103685619986&amp;p=1006953079865On December 26, the people of Ukraine will again go to the polls, in an election of vital international interest whose impact reaches far beyond that nation&#39;s borders.Ukraine is a nuclear power of 48 million people that occupies a key strategic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377850658793619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377850658793619' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377850658793619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377850658793619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/poisoned-election.html' title='A poisoned election'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377812517210443</id><published>2004-12-23T01:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:02:05.173-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tens of thousands rally in Ukraine to demand fair vote rerun</title><summary type="text">Updated 05:06am (Mla time) Dec 23, 2004By Agence France-Pressehttp://news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&amp;amp;story_id=22099Tens of thousands of supporters of Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko massed Wednesday in the center of the capital in a fresh show of force to press demands that a repeat presidential election be conducted fairly unlike a discredited poll last month.&quot;In </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377812517210443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377812517210443' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377812517210443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377812517210443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-ukraine-to.html' title='Tens of thousands rally in Ukraine to demand fair vote rerun'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377804745076171</id><published>2004-12-22T23:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-23T00:00:47.450-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Build on interests, if not on values</title><summary type="text">Editorial commentPublished: December 23 2004 02:00  Last updated: December 23 2004 02:00http://news.ft.com/cms/s/348bb902-5487-11d9-8280-00000e2511c8.htmlHow Russia and the west react to Sunday&#39;s rerun presidential election in Ukraine - whichever way it goes - will set the tone for their wider relationship. Both Russia and the west should want at all costs to keep Ukraine together. Neither </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377804745076171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377804745076171' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377804745076171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377804745076171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/build-on-interests-if-not-on-values.html' title='Build on interests, if not on values'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377795123172851</id><published>2004-12-22T23:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:59:11.230-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Record scrutiny of Ukrainian poll </title><summary type="text">Nick Paton Walsh in KievThursday December 23, 2004The Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/ukraine/story/0,15569,1378902,00.htmlMore than 12,000 foreign election observers have been registered to monitor the Ukrainian presidential run-off on Boxing Day, the central election committee said yesterday.&quot;These are all foreigners who will work on monitoring the vote according to their own plans,&quot; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377795123172851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377795123172851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377795123172851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377795123172851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/record-scrutiny-of-ukrainian-poll.html' title='Record scrutiny of Ukrainian poll '/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377783916037495</id><published>2004-12-22T23:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:57:19.160-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ukraine&#39;s poisonous politics</title><summary type="text">http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20041223a1.htmEDITORIALHow far will the old order in Ukraine go to safeguard its privileges? News that opposition residential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned suggests that it is desperate indeed. Three months after the alleged poisoning, questions continue to mount about how Mr. Yushchenko ingested what should have been a fatal dose of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377783916037495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377783916037495' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377783916037495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377783916037495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/ukraines-poisonous-politics.html' title='Ukraine&#39;s poisonous politics'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377747403902903</id><published>2004-12-22T23:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:51:14.040-05:00</updated><title type='text'>UKRAINE&#39;S YUSHCHENKO NEEDS TO BALANCE RUSSIA, EU</title><summary type="text">ANALYSIS: By Ron Popeski, Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Dec 20, 2004KIEV -  Ukraine&#39;s Viktor Yushchenko may be the toast of Western capitals but he will have a tricky balance to maintain between the West and big neighbour Russia if, as expected, he wins the re-run of a rigged election next Sunday.The would-be president&#39;s call of &quot;let&#39;s not miss the train for Europe&quot; -- moving Ukraine into the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377747403902903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377747403902903' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377747403902903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377747403902903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/ukraines-yushchenko-needs-to-balance.html' title='UKRAINE&#39;S YUSHCHENKO NEEDS TO BALANCE RUSSIA, EU'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377722897827644</id><published>2004-12-22T23:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:47:08.976-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FIERY OPPOSITION LEADER KEEPS THE HEAT ON UKRAINE&#39;S REGIME </title><summary type="text">Former millionaire businesswoman Yulia Tymoshenko has a talent forconfrontation.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tymoshenko20dec20,1,5236336.story?coll=la-headlines-worldBy David Holley, Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles, California, Monday, December 20, 2004KIEV, Ukraine — Tensions over disputed presidential balloting were at a peak  when Yulia </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377722897827644/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377722897827644' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377722897827644'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377722897827644'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/fiery-opposition-leader-keeps-heat-on.html' title='FIERY OPPOSITION LEADER KEEPS THE HEAT ON UKRAINE&#39;S REGIME '/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377693672873453</id><published>2004-12-22T23:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:42:16.726-05:00</updated><title type='text'>YUSHCHENKO&#39;S FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE</title><summary type="text">             Ukraine &#39;s Opposition Leader Needs to Win Converts In                                     Russian-Speaking RegionsBy Yaroslav Trofimov, Staff ReporterThe Wall Street Journal, New York, NY, Mon, Dec 20, 2004YALTA, Ukraine -- Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has a comfortable lead in the opinion polls ahead of Ukraine &#39;s presidential election. But he still faces a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377693672873453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377693672873453' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377693672873453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377693672873453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/yushchenkos-formidable-challenge_22.html' title='YUSHCHENKO&#39;S FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377669806216290</id><published>2004-12-22T23:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:38:18.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'> &quot;REVOLUTION REDUX&quot;</title><summary type="text">Watching the uprising in Kiev takes me back to Tehranhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12532-2004Dec19.htmlCOMMENTARY: By Roya HakakianThe Washington Post, Washington, D.C.Monday, December 20, 2004; Page A23Everyone is serenading Kiev these days. &quot;Magical&quot; and &quot;most valorous&quot; were the words on the morning news. But in my mind, Kiev has never looked more like Tehran -- my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377669806216290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377669806216290' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377669806216290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377669806216290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/revolution-redux.html' title=' &quot;REVOLUTION REDUX&quot;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377648948795566</id><published>2004-12-22T23:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:34:49.486-05:00</updated><title type='text'>EUROPE&#39;S THIRD WAVE OF LIBERATION</title><summary type="text">        The world should be alert on December 26, when Ukraine re-runs          its election, and in the years to follow as the enemies of freedom                             try to undermine Ukraine&#39;s progressCOMMENTARY: By Mikheil Saakashvili, President of GeorgiaFinancial Times, London, UK, Monday, December 20 2004For those of us who remained behind the iron curtain during Europe&#39;s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377648948795566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377648948795566' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377648948795566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377648948795566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/europes-third-wave-of-liberation.html' title='EUROPE&#39;S THIRD WAVE OF LIBERATION'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377605938566741</id><published>2004-12-22T23:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:27:39.386-05:00</updated><title type='text'> &quot;ORANGE AND AUSCHWITZ&quot;</title><summary type="text">OP-ED By Bohdan Koczor, Chicago TribuneChicago, Illinois, Tue, 21 December 2004I have a name. I also have a number. My parents gave me my name. It&#39;s a good Ukrainian name, and I have always been proud of it, and of my people. It wasn&#39;t always good to be a Ukrainian, however.I was just a teenager in western Ukraine when World War II broke out. The Soviets came claiming they would liberate us.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377605938566741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377605938566741' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377605938566741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377605938566741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/orange-and-auschwitz.html' title=' &quot;ORANGE AND AUSCHWITZ&quot;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377593140124928</id><published>2004-12-22T23:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:25:31.400-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&quot;&#39;MEDDLING&#39; IN UKRAINE&quot;</title><summary type="text">Democracy is not an American plothttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15131-2004Dec20.htmlOP-ED By Michael McFaul, The Washington PostWashington, D.C. Tuesday, December 21, 2004; Page A25Events in Ukraine have inspired most people living in the free world.  Ukrainian democrats stood together in the freezing cold to demand from  their government what we citizens of democracies </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377593140124928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377593140124928' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377593140124928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377593140124928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/meddling-in-ukraine.html' title='&quot;&#39;MEDDLING&#39; IN UKRAINE&quot;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377565227034557</id><published>2004-12-22T23:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:20:52.270-05:00</updated><title type='text'>YUSHCHENKO LIKELY TO PUSH REFORMS IF ELECTED</title><summary type="text">                Ukraine Opposition Leader Expected to Buoy EconomyEUROPEAN BUSINESS NEWSBy Poul Funder Larsen, Dow Jones NewswiresThe Wall Street Journal, NY, NY, Tue, December 21, 2004KIEV, Ukraine -- Dressed in a dark business suit, Petro Poroshenko hardly looks the part of a revolutionary just back from the barricades. Only a bright orange shirt betrays that this Ukrainian entrepreneur </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377565227034557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377565227034557' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377565227034557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377565227034557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/yushchenko-likely-to-push-reforms-if.html' title='YUSHCHENKO LIKELY TO PUSH REFORMS IF ELECTED'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377546506134793</id><published>2004-12-22T23:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:17:45.060-05:00</updated><title type='text'>YANUKOVICH TURNS ON KUCHMA IN ANTI-WEST OUTBURST</title><summary type="text">By Tom Warner in Sevastopol, Financial TimesLondon, UK, Tuesday, December 21 2004SEVASTOPOL  - Viktor Yanukovich, Ukrainian prime minister, yesterday positioned himself as radically anti-western, accusing Leonid Kuchma, the outgoing president who supported him in last month&#39;s failed election, of betraying him and Ukraine to foreign interests.Speaking in a televised debate ahead of fresh </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377546506134793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377546506134793' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377546506134793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377546506134793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/yanukovich-turns-on-kuchma-in-anti.html' title='YANUKOVICH TURNS ON KUCHMA IN ANTI-WEST OUTBURST'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377521233921884</id><published>2004-12-22T23:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:13:32.340-05:00</updated><title type='text'>YUSHCHENKO ATTACKS, YANUKOVYCH DUCKS</title><summary type="text"> IN TV DEBATE AHEAD OF SUNDAY&#39;S RERUN PRESIDENTIAL VOTEAgence France Presse (AFP), Kiev, Ukraine, Mon, Dec 20, 2004KIEV (AFP) - Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hammered his presidential rival for stealing votes as the two men faced off during their sole televised debate days ahead of a historic re-run election.&quot;There is one reason why we are here -- the election of November 21 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377521233921884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377521233921884' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377521233921884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377521233921884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/yushchenko-attacks-yanukovych-ducks.html' title='YUSHCHENKO ATTACKS, YANUKOVYCH DUCKS'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377494836107377</id><published>2004-12-22T23:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:09:08.360-05:00</updated><title type='text'>VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO TELLS TV AUDIENCE:&#39;PM TRIED TO STEAL THE ELECTION&#39;</title><summary type="text">Askold Krushelnycky in Kiev, The IndependentLondon, United Kingdom; Tuesday, Dec 21, 2004KIEV - UKRAINE&#39;S BITTER presidential rivals clashed last night on live television in their first face-to-face encounter since the massive street protests that propelled the country into the international spotlight and overturned the election result. The eagerly awaited debate lived up to its billing as the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377494836107377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377494836107377' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377494836107377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377494836107377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/viktor-yushchenko-tells-tv-audiencepm.html' title='VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO TELLS TV AUDIENCE:&#39;PM TRIED TO STEAL THE ELECTION&#39;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422372.post-110377481452343334</id><published>2004-12-22T22:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T23:06:54.523-05:00</updated><title type='text'> &quot;WE USED TO KNEEL BEFORE THE PEOPLE IN POWER&quot;</title><summary type="text">UKRAINE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY THE POLITICAL TURMOIL OF RECENT MONTHSIf Viktor Yushchenko does win the presidency in next week&#39;s rerun election he faces huge challenges, write Stefan Wagstyl and Tom WarnerBy Stefan Wagstyl and Tom WarnerFinancial Times, London, UK, Tue, December 21 2004Viktor Yanukovich, Ukraine&#39;s prime minister, and Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader, last night </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/feeds/110377481452343334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8422372/110377481452343334' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377481452343334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8422372/posts/default/110377481452343334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://statti.blogspot.com/2004/12/we-used-to-kneel-before-people-in.html' title=' &quot;WE USED TO KNEEL BEFORE THE PEOPLE IN POWER&quot;'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>