You're under the impression that when the MSM said he was pro-West he was pro-US. Sorry, but that's fantasy that a lot of Freepers choose to believe even when the evidence keeps slapping them in the face. He's pro-West alright: pro: Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and the EU in general. They had to use a stick to beat him off he came on so strong for immediate EU membership.
Actually the truth is that support for Yushchenko came from the Pro-US Eastern European nations like Poland and Czech Republic, not from people like German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Vladimir Putin's good friend.
Schroeder cool on EU membership for Ukraine - 27 January 2005 - "At present it's about a partnership - not accession."
Putin hails relations with France - 2005-01-22 - "Our views on global developments are mostly identical"