We're more concerned about their cooperation in the WOT then we are about freedom in that part of the world. Some Freepers...too.
Look at map below divide in half upon the river dniepr until you reach Kryvyy Rih from there draw a parallel line that hits moldova and you get 2 parts the left one voted for Yuschenko with about 90percent to 3% and the right one with about 90 percent to 2%
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html
I tried to find the map but couldnt on any news it was on news on cable when they showed they the votes were distributed.
several things. one Soros's foundation ofcourse endorses Yuschenko two all the exit polls were done in the west none were done in the east or south. How could you get a 11% victory margin with an exit poll and have it be half a point in the race? Three the denomination of the Russian speakin populous is 18 mil ukranian speaking 16 mil they broke almost unanimously for their own candidates who is the likely winner?
Liberal reformer is a good way to describe him he wants to re-nationalize all the privatization done in the 90's to redivide the pie all over again. And force school reform to screw up the only good thing that is working. Make all schools teach in Ukranian only... any of you remember watching the protests in Latvia/Estonia about this ?
You could guess whom I wanted to win and it wasn't Yuschenko, a fellon is a better alternative then a nationalist with liberal tendencies. Oh and the cries to storm the reichstag I mean parlament doesn't that remind you of something?