[FairOpinion]

"My goal was to obtain two things: first, to confirm if there is a willingness to hold talks and secondly to assure myself that neither side will resort to force. I achieved it," he said.

"From now on, it's not for me to intervene in the negotiations," added Walesa. "

Sensible guy, Walesa.

[JennysCool]

Very sensible. Here's hoping that's true of most everyone involved here.

[Lukasz]

He came there as a negotiator. I think that everyone here is hoping that this situation will end peacefully. Of course with some pro-democratic progress. First Yanukovych cannot be aa new president because of big frauds.

[Lukasz]

btw Walesa is ALWAYS optimistic

[Tailgunner Joe]

Havel urges Ukraine opposition to fight on - Havel, a former anti-communist dissident and the first president after the 1989 fall of communism, told Ukrainians that long years or decades of their future were at stake.

Brave man, Havel.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity leader, said he was prepared to travel to Ukraine to support the opposition's claim to power, referring to "the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko." - LINK

[Tailgunner Joe]

With the country in a deadlock and the moves between the two camps accelerating, Mr. Yushchenko appeared several times during the day with Lech Walesa, the Nobel Laureate and founder of the Solidarity movement in Poland, who had come to Kiev to urge both sides to refrain from violence and to negotiate their differences. Mr. Walesa's sentiments seemed clearly with the opposition.

"All of my life I have been fighting for these ideals," he said in a brief appearance before reporters. "There is no free Poland without a free Ukraine.

Later, on the stage in Independence Square, Mr. Walesa told the thousands of assembled demonstrators that he admired their spirit and would support their efforts. He urged them not to relent.

"You can rely on the support of Poland and Walesa," he said. "But we cannot do it for you. You have to do it yourselves." - LINK

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