Posted on 09/03/2008 11:04:39 AM PDT by maquiladora
Ukraine's ruling coalition collapsed last night under the weight of Russian pressure designed to weaken Western allies in the former Soviet Union.
President Victor Yushchenko angrily denounced his former ally, the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for siding with the pro-Russian opposition in a series of parliamentary votes.
"Yesterday, a political and constitutional coup began in parliament," he said. "I consider the events in the Ukrainian parliament a formal beginning of the formation of a new parliamentary coalition."
In a televised address to the nation after his political party withdrew from the government, Mr Yushchenko threatened to call an election within two months.
His comments had greater impact because they came a day before the US vice president Dick Cheney was scheduled to arrive in Kiev to shore up Western allies threatened by Russia.
"I will use my right to dismiss parliament and announce early elections," he said.
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John Paul 11 saw this.
They have far different historical and cultural roots though. I usually think of the PRC as being more brutal and cynical but that may be an erroneous perception.
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