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03/12/2004
Ukranian Supreme Court's decision awaited
On Friday Ukraine was eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court's ruling on last month's bitterly disputed election results.
Pro-western Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko wants a re-run of the disputed second round poll, while the Prime Minister Mr Yanukovych has called for a new election. Street protests by opposition supporters continue, although after two weeks the people movement is thought to be exhausted and there are fears of a revolt.
Outgoing President, Leonid Kuchma is backing calls for a new election and this is viewed by Yushchenko allies as an attempt to secure a new pro-Moscow candidate, following a vote of no confidence in Mr Yanukovych by the Ukraine Parliament on Thursday.
President Putin who met with Mr Kuchma in Moscow yesterday warned of a possible split between the west of Ukraine, which generally supports Mr Yushchenko, and the east, which tends to be pro-Russian. He commended Mr Kuchma's efforts to keep the unrest under control. Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters have been campaigning for the past two weeks on the streets of Kiev, while Mr Yanokovych's supporters have patrolled the eastern city of Donetsk.
Russia's Parliament, the Duma has strongly criticised the 'interference' of European institutions and accused them of inciting division and radical tendencies within the country.
In the latest twist, Ukraine's parliament voted to demand the withdrawal of the country's 1,600 troops based in Iraq under a US-led coalition. A spokeswoman for Mr Yushchenko said that the motion 'had been proposed by the Communists and backed by pro-government lawmakers with the support of a minority of opposition deputies'.
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Pro-western Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko wants a re-run of the disputed second round poll, while the Prime Minister Mr Yanukovych has called for a new election. Street protests by opposition supporters continue, although after two weeks the people movement is thought to be exhausted and there are fears of a revolt.
Outgoing President, Leonid Kuchma is backing calls for a new election and this is viewed by Yushchenko allies as an attempt to secure a new pro-Moscow candidate, following a vote of no confidence in Mr Yanukovych by the Ukraine Parliament on Thursday.
President Putin who met with Mr Kuchma in Moscow yesterday warned of a possible split between the west of Ukraine, which generally supports Mr Yushchenko, and the east, which tends to be pro-Russian. He commended Mr Kuchma's efforts to keep the unrest under control. Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters have been campaigning for the past two weeks on the streets of Kiev, while Mr Yanokovych's supporters have patrolled the eastern city of Donetsk.
Russia's Parliament, the Duma has strongly criticised the 'interference' of European institutions and accused them of inciting division and radical tendencies within the country.
In the latest twist, Ukraine's parliament voted to demand the withdrawal of the country's 1,600 troops based in Iraq under a US-led coalition. A spokeswoman for Mr Yushchenko said that the motion 'had been proposed by the Communists and backed by pro-government lawmakers with the support of a minority of opposition deputies'.
(mmcg/sp)
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