Ukraine PM accused of "betrayal" over Georgia

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

KIEV, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's office on Monday accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, his "Orange Revolution" ally, of betraying national interests by not backing Georgia in its conflict with Russia.

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Yushchenko's deputy chief of staff accused Tymoshenko of remaining silent to secure Moscow's support during presidential elections in 2010.

"Russia's leaders are seriously considering supporting Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the presidential campaign once she ... fulfils the condition of adopting a passive position in the conflict with Georgia," Andriy Kyslynsky said in a comment on the presidential Web site.

Tymoshenko became Yushchenko's first prime minister but was sacked after seven months, only to become premier again last year when "orange" forces won a snap parliamentary election.

The president's office was handing prosecutors documents about Tymoshenko's "fully fledged work in the interests of the Russian side", the statement added.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LI81850.htm

[bemildred]

1. They better watch out or they are going to have "independence minded enclaves" too.

Ukraine is not all one big happy family. This guy's an idiot for stoking the fire.

[TheLastMohican]

2. He is not an idiot

He is being told exactly what to do by his neo-con enablers.
US investments into "Orange Revolution" should finally bring some return.

[bemildred]

5. Yeah, OK, they are idiots too.

But maybe the weapons sales will make up for it.

[ohio2007]

7. 17% of Ukrainians may be issued Russian passports soon

Because thats the proportion of citizens claiming Russian family ties. And you know how the vocal minority can skew a news story if they capture the camera eye spot light at the right time .

Maybe they should take a poll on how many learned 20th century Russian history.

[bemildred]

9. I was worried more about civil war and that sort of thing.

But you worry about news stories if you like.

[WriteDown]

3. Definitely no lover of Russia from Yushchenko....

Amazing that he lived through the assassination attempt.

[Odin2005]

4. We need to get Ukraine into NATO ASAP. n/t.

[hogwyld]

6. No, we need to let Russia /EU deal with this part of the world

We have no business over there, poking the bear. Let Russia and the EU sort this out. We have our own problems to deal with in this hemisphere, starting with our own country.

[ohio2007]

8. Ok Woodrow but neutrality will only get you so far.

ALL Europe will be a scorched earth policy



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

Will history repeat ?

[hogwyld]

10. Maybe, just maybe, the EU will actually negotiate

with Russia instead of poking a stick at it like the US has done. They're perfectly capable of handling their own issues.