After getting elected, Yanukovych: imprisoned Yulia Tymoshenko, his principal political opponent, on highly questionable grounds; abused state assets and power to campaign for the election of his allies to Parliament, which led to international criticism of the election as tainted and irregular; approved brutal police tactics and the use of thugs against peaceful and well-disciplined protesters; enacted a set of laws that effectively criminalized opposition to the government; and, in a reversal of policy, rejected a previously negotiated affiliation agreement with the European Union and made an agreement with Russia that will subordinates the Ukraine to Russia and the circle of corrupt oligarchs that support Putin and his corrupt regime.
At the least, the omission of these facts makes for a false account of what is happening in the Ukraine. Or, is it that Buchanan regards such conduct as acceptable in a democracy or at least not a basis for criticism?
“At the least, the omission of these facts makes for a false account of what is happening in the Ukraine.”
Buchanan does the same with his charactarization of Morsi in Egypt. I can’t comment on Ukraine, but it looks like we have the same old coo coo Pat dashing off editorials from Crazy Town.