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December 26 elections may be thwarted - Yushchenko
Interfax - Ukraine ^ | December 16, 2004 | Interfax

Posted on 12/16/2004 6:38:47 AM PST by LibertyRocks

KYIV. Dec 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko thinks the balloting on December 26 may be thwarted by his rival Viktor Yanukovych and incumbent President Leonid Kuchma.

"I think we should not say that we have a 100% guarantee of elections on December 26," Yushchenko told a Thursday press conference. "The main task of the Yanukovych team is to do their best to thwart the elections of December 26. I think he is not alone," Yushchenko said.

Yushchenko said disruptions are being prepared in eastern Ukraine, as well as "court manipulations" that his rival "is arranging through numerous legal offices in central and western regions."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: kuchma; ukraine; yanykovych; yushchenko
Frankly, I was expecting these comments by Yushchenko right after the 2nd election was announced...
1 posted on 12/16/2004 6:38:47 AM PST by LibertyRocks
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To: MeekOneGOP
Yushchenko says Yanukovych might try and thwart the Dec. 26 election... You think? LOL

Ping, please. (o:
2 posted on 12/16/2004 6:40:20 AM PST by LibertyRocks
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To: LibertyRocks

I'm not sure about EITHER side in this mess !


3 posted on 12/16/2004 6:44:10 AM PST by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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To: LibertyRocks; PhilDragoo; Happy2BMe; devolve; Polak z Polski; Cutterjohnmhb; Lukasz; KOZ.; ...
December 26 elections may be thwarted - Yushchenko


Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Yushchenko vs. Yanukovych/Ukraine election ping list!. . .don't be shy.


5 posted on 12/16/2004 10:05:55 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP! ©)
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To: LibertyRocks
Yushchenko said disruptions are being prepared in eastern Ukraine, as well as "court manipulations" that his rival "is arranging through numerous legal offices in central and western regions."

It looks like Yanukovych and/or Kuchma are trying to pull a Gore/Kerry/whatever election stunt.


6 posted on 12/16/2004 10:07:57 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP! ©)
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To: LibertyRocks
Of course the government of Pres. Kuchma is going to do everything it can, to screw up the process..there may be balloting on Dec 26, but there will not be enough ballots for the election. Typical. Kuchma will break election unless he signs bill on ballot printing by two enterprises, Davydovych says
7 posted on 12/16/2004 12:13:25 PM PST by Cutterjohnmhb
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To: ukie

Ukie: The problem is I HAVE been paying attention !

On one side, I see Vlad (The Impaler) Putin-financed by George Soros and "Oil for Food" money (laundered through the Russian Orthodox Church)....BUT, on the other side, I see a coalition of Communists,Socialists, Neo-Nazis, and genuine Nationalists:oohed and aahed over by the New York Times,and the Fashionable Left.

The only positive thing I see is that the Ukraine was persuaded-one way or another-to ship its nukes and WMD back to "Mother" Russia.


8 posted on 12/16/2004 12:21:21 PM PST by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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It looks like ex congressman Robert Milton Carr and his election watching delegation thought the elections in Ukraine were honestly carried out, with no fraud involved. One Ukraine newspaper wants to know if he was paid for his delegations trips to Ukraine from Yanukovych. More Than 1 Million USD Paid to American Pr-Companies For Promoting PM Yanukovych's Image in USA
9 posted on 12/16/2004 12:31:46 PM PST by Cutterjohnmhb
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More Than 1 Million USD Paid to American Pr-Companies For Promoting PM Yanukovych's Image in USA - Ukrayinska Pravda
[11.11.2004 19:23]

Since March of 2003, American public relations firms have received some 1 million 41 thousand dollars in payments on contracts, which were concluded for the purpose of promoting a positive image of Victor Yanukovych, Prime-Minister and Ukrainian presidential candidate, according to the "Ukrayinska Pravda" web-site in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The following is the summary in English of the article "The Image of Yanukovych in the USA" by Lyuba Shara that appeared in Ukrainian on the Ukrayinska Pravda web-site November 11:

UP discloses that, according to information that was obtained from the U.S. Department of Justice, contracts were signed with the following firms:

- Venable, LLP;

- Potomac Communications Strategies, Inс;

- Creative Response Concepts;

- DBC Public Relations Experts;

- JWI, LLC (Jefferson Waterman International);

- Aleksei Kiselev.

Ukrainian portion of the contracts was signed by Alek Kiselev, Odessa native, who has been in the United States since 1992, and is Viktor Yanukovych' U.S. strategy counselor. UP writes that it was mainly Kiselev who handled all the accounts, which were registered with the United States Department of Justice.

According to UP, the strategy of the Yanukovych PR-campaign in the USA "is focused on three major objectives: portraying Yanukovych as a liberal and a representative of the "new Ukraine"; showing Yushchenko as an anti-Semite, and portraying the presidential election campaign in Ukraine as being free and fair, which is the beginning of legitimizing the eventual election of Yanukovych in the eyes of the American community.

The first objective of the program, according to UP, is now being implemented by the above-mentioned PR-companies, which, in particular, is to make telephone calls, hold meetings, have conversations, attend dinners, etc., "with the leading representatives of the Washington power structures". The idea of Yanukovych as a representative of the "new" Ukraine was not created by the author of the UP article, but was taken from the agreement between the Venable law firm and A.Kiselev, signed March 7, 2003, according to the author of the article.

The second objective of the program, according to UP, is being handled by A.Kiselev personally, this is the dissemination of information about the "anti-Semitism views of Victor Yushchenko, a member of parliament and the front-running presidential candidate, and Ukrainian-Americans in the USA". As an example of this view, UP cites the Washington Jewish Week web-site, which stated in an article that "Kiselev is also concerned that Yanukovych is not getting a fair hearing in the States, complaining that Ukrainian Diaspora groups that lobby in this country and support Yushchenko came following World War II and lived in Ukrainian areas where many residents were Nazi collaborators."

The third objective of the program, according to the author of the UP investigation, was to be implemented by a group of former U.S. Congressmen, who, while visiting Ukraine during the first round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Oct 31, would conclude and report that the elections were "free and fair".

UP explains that this conclusion outraged members of the U.S.
Association of the Former Members of Congress, who have been concerned about what has been going on in Ukraine. Association members, together with the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, through a program funded by the USAID, organized four trips of former Congressmen to Ukraine to observe the election campaign. These delegations reported that there were numerous violations committed in Ukraine in the run-up to the Ukrainian presidential elections. Later these violations evolved into faults and frauds committed during the election, which was confirmed by many reputed international observers.

The delegation of former Congressmen (all Democrats), headed by Bob Carr, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, arrived at a surprising conclusion: "the elections passed within the framework of the law, were transparent, and any infringements which were revealed did not put doubt upon the results of the election". This was reported at a press conference held in Kyiv on Nov. 1. They were accompanied by a translator, who acted as their manager and organizer. UP has a hunch according to the article that this translator was probably Alex Kiselev, and this turns attention to the fact that during this press conference the Congressmen were asked about the grounds of their conclusion, and said that they based their conclusion only on what they actually saw.

An official observer from the USA at the Ukrainian elections, who asked to remain undisclosed, agreed to give an interview to an UNIAN correspondent. He stressed that the trip of this delegation to Ukraine raises many serious questions. The news agency's interlocutor said the trip of this delegation, and, more than that, its conclusion, was a big surprise to those who have been monitoring the Ukrainian elections.

He supposes that these former Congress members, maybe, were not adequately briefed about the real situation regarding the entire election process in Ukraine, and about the hundreds of different possibilities about how the fraud can happen on election day. According to journalists, who were present at the press conference, the Congressmen seemed to feel uneasy, and seemed like they wanted to put an end to their meeting with the journalists as soon as possible. To put it shorter, Stalin called such people "useful idiots".

Based on the above-mentioned information, UP raises several questions for Yanukovych: according to his income declaration, he does not have a personal car, so from what sources are those Washington PR-companies paid? What funds were received by Kiselev? He is the person who directly pays the PR-companies. This issue will be the theme of the next investigation. Take a look at the declaration that he personally filed with the U.S. Department of Justice: it says that Alex Kiselev is a volunteer assistant of Mr.Yanukovych, and he does not receive any money for his activities. At the same time, since March of 2003, he has paid $1,041,369.50 to Washington PR-companies for promoting Mr.Yanukovych's image? The question now is, was this a generous personal contribution from Mr.Kiselev? Another question is: who provided the funds to pay for the trip of 12 people who were a part in the former Congressmen Bob Carr's delegation to Ukraine? If Yanukovych is so clean and pure, how does he pay such large amounts of money for his public relations? UNIAN

11 posted on 12/16/2004 1:09:30 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP! ©)
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To: Cutterjohnmhb
Thanks for the link to that story.



12 posted on 12/16/2004 1:10:27 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP! ©)
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To: ukie
I agree completely. You have to look for problems to find them. As an Election monitoring delegation, Carr's group seems like they did very little of their duties, then pronounced the elction passed within the framework of the law, contrary to what other election monitoring teams were reporting.The term useful idiot does come to mind.
14 posted on 12/16/2004 1:38:59 PM PST by Cutterjohnmhb
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To: ukie

They would be SO much more secure in the Ukraine !

I'd like to see the Ukraine stand on its own feet as a democracy.It has arms factories,with no shortage of customers - Russia being first in line. It would be a shame to see them go the way of Moldova-which is supplying weapons to anybody with 2 kopeks to rub together.


15 posted on 12/16/2004 1:45:31 PM PST by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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To: ukie

On that we can certainly agree !!

I trust Russia about as far as...well,I'd rather trust Ted Kennedy to be my swimming coach,or designated driver,or...


17 posted on 12/16/2004 3:41:01 PM PST by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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Yanukovych to (try to) steal yet another election.

I am shocked, shocked.


18 posted on 12/16/2004 6:05:21 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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