No Country for Bold Men

They called me because I'm in the donor database, and they asked me to donate blood for a kid suffering from cancer. I went there and spent two hours standing in line just to take a blood test — to find out if I’m a good match for this kid as a donor. And you know why? It’s because the moms there told me what kind of conditions they have in that miserable oncological center at Lomonosov St — how they live there in gloom, how they are purposefully mistreated — and that the impression it creates is that they [hospital personnel] do it to get as many kids as possible dying and freeing up beds. Otherwise, expedient donation would have been streamlined in this country a long time ago.

Instead, everything is being done to make the person who came here in the morning to take a blood test never come back — so that the moms will never find those donors, because there’s hardly a person who can afford to spend more than two hours just to take a half-minute blood test. They still make handwritten medical records there. Can’t the Ministry of Health Care scramble up 200 bucks for a vintage PC? Can’t this country have a computerized database? What else is there to think but that hidden cannibalism is at work? For…where do these people go? Nobody wants them.

Our authorities care about hospitals only when some other Kushnaryov dies at Izyum rayon (county) hospital. Short of that, nobody cares about it, because if the Health Care Minister’s kid gets cancer, he will not be treated at Lomonosov St. He will be treated at the world’s best clinics. That’s how we live.

— lawyer and activist Tetyana Montyan

Tetyana Montyan surprised everyone when she chose to represent Vasyl Tsushko in court. She obviously places a high value on her time, but the case she makes in this report has stood the test of time.

Our men would rather take part in breakaleg “free Rudy” rescue raids than take a trip to the nearest public hospital and see what it’s like.

We know that Rudy and Shufry have private clinics at their disposal. But what about those countryside folks, whose villages NUNS promised to equip with ambulances? How many ambulances have been delivered?

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Putin, Yushchenko Talk Gas

Watch two more videos related to President Yushchenko’s recent visit to Moscow and the ripples it sent through the Kremlin.

It is highly important that neither side — I mean, neither Naftogaz (and, in the end, Ukrainian industry) nor Gazprom…uh — ends up…uh…worse off than stipulated in the existing contract.

Agreed, in Ukraine they don’t want the Russkies to gain possession of the gas transit system. Well, the Russkies have long abandoned this…this idea. We want it [the gas transit system] to run smoothly. The same applies to gas prices. Even inside Russia, we’ve made a decision to adopt market pric…pricing for energy supplies. We’re doing it nice and easy for ourselves. We’re also offering our partners to do it nice and easy. And…it is with him — it was exactly with President Yushchenko that we had managed to agree on this a few years ago, and yesterday he reaffirmed his position once again.

Are they both talking about RosUkrEnergo?

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War and Peace: Putin Targets Ukraine

Part 1

Putin. Rockets
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It’s not just the words, one shudders to think that Russia — in response to such deployments, possible deployments of such ABM sites (and theoretically we can’t exclude the possibility) on Ru…on Ukrainian territory — will target Ukraine with her…her missile systems.

First, he prematurely congratulates Yanukovych. Then he prematurely flashes Ukraine with that missile hardon. (We gave up our own in the mid 90s.)

Well, at least his Freudian behavior hasn’t gone unnoticed in Washington.


Part 2

The vast majority of the Ukrainian citizenry oppose accession to NATO. Nevertheless, the leader…the leadership of Ukraine has readily signed a piece of paper initiating the accession process. Is that democracy? Has anybody asked the citizenry whether they want it or not? Now, if it is done in this clandestine mode, it is in the same clandestine mode — without asking anyone’s permission — that military bases may also be deployed there along with some fourth or fifth ABM site. And what do we do then? It is then that we will be forced to retarget our missiles at facilities that we believe are a threat to our national security.

Russia has legitimate security concerns, and so does Ukraine. But when it comes to democracy, the Kremlin is no teacher. Putin’s patronizing overtures are just the tip of the missile. It is the whole gamut of neo-imperialist rhetoric, chauvinist-driven vandalism, and habitual meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs that will ultimately land Ukraine in NATO. The only thing that’s missing is a public relations campaign to neutralize the diehard Soviet antagonisms surrounding NATO.

Some experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to join NATO until the Russian Black Sea Fleet leaves Crimea. The rental agreement expires in 2017. Ukraine has promised to hold a referendum, once ripe for membership, and has vowed not to deploy ABM sites on her territory in the event of becoming a NATO member.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/12/71489.htm
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/13/71510.htm
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/ukraine/index.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAd9pDNKyZZs&refer=home
http://video.bigmir.net/show/50139

Yushchenko Meets With Putin

Puting
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Putin: Despite the internal political developments in Ukraine, our volume of trade has grown. Nothing obstructs trade growth, at least there’s nothing significant to cause obstruction. Diversification is taking hold in our relations in all areas. There are issues that require special attention. First and foremost, these are the issues connected with our partnering in aviation, in space, and in certain other areas of our cooperation. I know that our foreign affairs ministries are in touch on border issues.

Yushchenko: That’s right.

Putin: We have developments there as well. It is all being discussed at the expert level, but I very much hope that just as we’ve managed, so far, to resolve issues of this kind not only at the expert level, but at also at the political one — by entering into bilateral agreements — we will be moving in this direction just as positively. In summary, we have enough to talk about. The stockpile of issues is big, and I’m very glad to see you. Welcome!

Yushchenko: Thank you. Thank you, Vladimir Vladimirovich. First of all, Vladimirovich, I’m very glad to visit Russia and to meet with you. And as for the assessments, I think our views match. Over this period of time, I think we’ve worked out a decent action plan: a total of 26 items, I guess, which will supply the answers to a wide range of economic and trade relations in various industries. Certainly, there are issues that we should discuss separately. Maybe they are highly sensitive. Uh…we are ready for this dialogue, and we proceed from the notion that Russia was, is, and will be our strategic partner, and it is in the context of this understanding — in the context of such values — that we will do our business with Russia.

Off the record, are we to understand that, just like Putin, RosUkrEnergo will stick around for a while in some sort of reincarnation?

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/12/71489.htm

Kosmos Comes Back: “I missed you. You missed me. But that’s…uh…I...that’s not the point.”

We haven't met in a long time. It was due to certain circumstances. I missed you. You missed me. But that’s…uh…I…that’s not the point. I don’t want to make public appearances in a bad mood.

Yes, it’s stable. I feel like it’s stable [in response to questions about his health condition]. The Mayor is absolutely stable, absolutely sane and…uh…I don’t respond to…uh…all sorts of nasty things that…uh…come from…uh…various sources.

He’s back! And he sooooo stable! I missed him with every beat of my heart, with every piece of land Kyiv got. Now let me serenade him with my Valentine’s compilation:

Natalie Cole "I Miss You Like Crazy"

Michael Bolton "Missing You Now"

Whitney Houston "All the Man That I Need"

Mariah Carey "Without You"

Toni Braxton "Breathe Again"

Everything But the Girl "Missing"

Lisa Loeb "Stay (I Missed You)"

Mariah Carey "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"

East 17 "Stay Another Day"

Take That "Back for Good"

Bonus track from Lutsenko:
The Police "Every Breath You Take"

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RUE Est Mort. Vive RUE!

Without agreement from the Russians, amending the terms is impossible. Therefore, once Gazprom is ready to reconfigure them as early as March, we will undoubtedly support this.

If Gazprom says that until year-end we go by the contracts that feature RosUkrEnergo, it’s their decision. In this case, our primary concern is the price point. And we will keep it.

— First Vice-Premier Oleksandr Turchynov

A new operation of gas supplies to Ukraine is being set up.

— Gazprom Chairman Aleksey Miller

Ukrayinska Pravda reports that, according to Miller, the plan is to have a new company replace RosUkrEnergo, as well as a new domestic trader replace UkrGazEnergo. The stakes in both companies will be evenly (50/50) divided between Gazprom and Naftogaz.

While the reinvention may rightfully help Naftogaz regain control of the domestic gas business, the question is: Who else benefits?

It remains to be seen whether the "new gas order" will cease and desist from using public offices and property in the same old style — to create overnight fortunes for the select few.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/13/71538.htm
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/12/71491.htm

Regionalists Go Looney-Ballooney

Tuesday’s session of the Verkhovna Rada ground to a halt minutes after it opened amid anti-NATO mayhem from members of the Party of Regions.

Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Due to the fact that I'm missing a mike, I will try to speak by open outcry.
MP Nestor Shufrych, PRU: The cheerleaders have arrived.

Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk: This session’s agenda included a host of issues pertaining to proposed bills on government procurement, on lifting MP immunity, on ad hoc investigation commissions and other legislation, which needs to be passed today by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. To my greatest disappointment, a brutal violation of the Constitution and of The Law of Ukraine on the Status of a People’s Deputy is in progress. In view of that, I see no possibility to commence the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Thank you for your attention. You will be notified of the next meeting in due time. Keep working, dear colleagues!

Regionalist 1: Andrei! Andrei! Andrei, let him out!
Regionalist 2: Turn this shit off!
Regionalist 1: I just...who is it?

The last guy almost sounds like Michael Jackson in "Who Is It?":

(Who is it?)
It is a friend of mine
(Who is it?) Is it my brother?
(Who is it?)
Somebody hurt my soul now
(Who is it?)
I can't take this stuff no more

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Hasta la Vista, RosUkrEnergo?

Starting this year, there will be no intermediaries. A work group is now being set up between Naftogaz and Gazprom. I hope that in a year’s time we will resolve all issues. The gas will come from Gazprom to Naftogaz.

— Naftogaz head Oleh Dubyna, speaking during President Yushchenko's official visit to Moscow

Is the Ukrainian delegation speaking with one voice?

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/12/71479.htm

Rudkovsky Gets Booked

Former Transport Minister Mykola Rudkovsky, who faces charges of embezzlement, was detained last weekend by the SBU for failure to cooperate with the investigation. On Monday, a court ruled that Mr. Rudkovsky be placed in custody.

Reporter: What's his blood pressure?
Paramedic: 110…170/110.

Nestor Shufrych, cheerleader: Is it normal?
Paramedic: No.

Reporter: Could you please tell us who called you, and why did you arrive so late?
Paramedic: I’m a paramedic. I came as I was called.

Reporter: Why are you claiming to be a paramedic?
Shufrych: Where did the ambulance come from?
Paramedic: Does it really matter?
Shufrych: Of course, it does.

Reporter: Please identify yourself. What’s your name and position?
Paramedic: I’m the chief of the physical therapy department at the SBU clinic.

Judge: [Due to the defendant’s failure] to comply with the procedural decision based on law, and in view of the fact that Rudkovsky has been charged with committing a felony of the gravest kind that carries a penalty of 7 to 12 years of imprisonment, and has not resided on his registered premises, and has, since December 21, breached his oath not to leave said premises, and has failed to appear before the investigator when summoned, it is the opinion of this court that there are grounds for altering the mode of preventive detention from the oath not to leave town to a stricter mode — incarceration.

Caption: Pechersk District Court
Soundtrack: Mikhail Krug "Vladimirsky Central"

Most experts believe Rudkovsky will be acquitted, a view that mirrors law enforcement’s abysmal track record of prosecuting high-profile suspects.

Sources:
http://censor.net.ua/go/offer/ResourceID/75943.html
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/11/71406.htm
http://pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/11/71334.htm

Yanukovych Reflects on His Gas Record

We never had a gas issue. Did you ever hear, in the year and a half of my government’s operation, that these issues were not being resolved? We were reliable partners in Europe, and Europe put her trust in this. I repeated…repeatedly met at various…at various levels with the European leadership, and I heard and I felt that this trust had already existed for Ukraine. We must bring order now — without delay. For if there is unauthorized gas use, somebody has to take responsibility for it. There was no such thing [when I was in power]. I can’t even remember when it ever happened in our country. It’s a shame.

It’s a shame you can’t remember. Aside from the current gas episode, the last time it happened was in early October 2007, right after the not-so-favorable parliamentary elections. Your government was still in business at the time, don't you remember?

For a person who claims to be studying English, but has such a short memory span on issues like gas, NATO, “Better living today,” etc, these wonderful songs might be a great memory refresher:

Whitney Houston “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”
Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”
Phil Collins “Do You Remember?”
Madonna “I’ll Remember”
Chumbawamba “Amnesia”

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Yushchenko Denies Links to Gas Business

I find it unpleasant to talk about gas. I don’t feel like talking about this damn subject because I realize that it…it puts me in a tight spot. I get tied to the allegation that my family is involved in gas trade. Thank God Almighty, I’m occupied with something more interesting — and so is my family — than gas.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (James 5:12)

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Yekhanurov on NATO

Our pathway to Europe lies through the doors of NATO. And that’s why the MAP is very important to us today as a direction that will allow us to discipline ourselves and to galvanize the Ukrainian public around this action plan.

— Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov speaking at the NATO ministerial in Vilnius, Lithuania

In the run-up to the primaries in states with significant Ukrainian American populations, Democratic hopefuls Clinton and Obama, as well as Republican frontrunner McCain, voiced support for Ukraine’s membership in NATO.

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Semenyuk Stays

Semenyuk has never been a drag. Semenyuk, first and foremost, showed Ukraine how to take inventory. She did what they did in…what nobody has done in all the 15 years. I must say that even today, given January’s privatization quota of 90 million hryvnias, the State Property Fun has already made 140 million hryvnias.

— Valentyna Semenyuk, head of the State Property Fund

She’s still going strong, running the government agency that oversees privatization. Having countermanded PM Tymoshenko’s decision to sack her, President Yushchenko gave her the breath of life. What gives?

Semenyuk is a card-carrying member of the Socialist Party (SPU). Headed by Oleksandr Moroz, the SPU acted as the founding father of the Anticrisis Coalition and as the loser in the September 2007 parliamentary elections.

Before Yushchenko discovered a soft spot for her, Semenyuk had drawn flak for her role in the sale of Luhanskteplovoz, a deal that, according to him, lacked transparency. Experts believe the deal involved favoritism and undervaluation.

Why the sudden change? Yushchenko’s white knight behavior may indicate a plan to co-opt Semenyuk as a loyal ally in his privatization tug-of-war with Tymoshenko.

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Total Recall: TermiNATOr-2004

Ukrayinska Pravda has published a sizzling excerpt from a white paper titled A Strategy of Ukraine's Economic and Social Development for 2004-2015: Via European Integration. The treatise identifies then-PM and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych as the person who “generally oversaw the strategy’s preparation.”

Oleksiy Haran, a professor of history [with a single F] at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, took the liberty of supplying the public with some futuristic projections from Yanukovych’s strategy:

One of the major prerequisites for Ukraine's accession to NATO is public support of the idea by the Ukrainian people. Staying the Euro-Atlantic course requires consolidated efforts not only from authorities but also from representatives of civil society.

In order to coordinate the activities of different segments of Ukrainian society and to take into consideration the views held by Ukraine's partners, in her NATO accession strategy Ukraine may be guided by the following time frames:

I 2003-2004 Passage of legislation that reflects and reaffirms the course of Euro-Atlantic integration, namely a strategy of national security and military doctrine. 2004: adoption of the Membership Action Plan;

II 2004-2006 Establishment, with the help of experts, the media, and NGOs, of effective mechanisms to influence public opinion with the purpose of propagating the idea of Ukraine's accession to NATO; passage of reform in the armed forces and in the defense industry to fit NATO standards; passage of internal political reform required to fit NATO membership criteria; submission of Ukraine’s application for NATO membership; finalization of internal procedure required for joining NATO;

III 2007 NATO’s decision on Ukraine's accession and finalization of international procedure;

IV 2008 Ukraine’s accession to NATO
Ukraine fulfillment of the goals of Euro-Atlantic integration will create new favorable conditions, will facilitate cooperation with the EU, will boost the country's authority and will improve its image, will allow active pursuit of national interests in Europe and throughout the world. NATO membership will make Ukraine's development more stable, systemic, and predictable.

Reads like an open book, doesn’t it? As we can see, not only has presidential candidate Yanukovych failed in his strategy to become Ukraine’s president, but he has also become an accomplice in President Yushchenko’s sabotage of his strategy to bring the country to NATO.

Ironically, Ukraine’s MAP application letter, which falls behind Yanukovych’s schedule by a good two years, has coincided with his falling out of love with NATO.

By the time Ukraine was scheduled to gain membership, Yanukovych and his Party of Regions had gone AWOL on NATO. Today, one can hear them beating the war drums for a referendum.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/5/71010.htm

Kyivites Make Fun of ‘The Mayor of all Martians’

Below is a video from an anti-Chernovetsky rally held outside the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday.

In a bid to generate publicity, some protesters masqueraded as aliens, impersonating Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, whose oft-bizarre behavior has long earned him the nickname ‘Kosmos’ (or ‘Lyonya Kosmos’). They also spoofed his reminder slogan ‘The Mayor of all Kyivites’ in a way that they believe best fits his planetary profile.

Alien-clad protesters: Lyonya the Martian! Lyonya the Martian! This here is Lyonya the Martian!

Elderly man: What’s the theme? Extraterrestrials. It’s unmatchable. You see, this atmosphere…uh…long story short, it’s Ukraine. What you see is Ukraine live.

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Ukraine Joins WTO

Ukraine today became a member of the World Trade Organization, ending some 15 years of talks.

The accession ceremony held in Geneva, attended by President Yushchenko, marks the beginning of a new era for the Ukrainian economy. The country will assume full membership 30 days after the agreement’s ratification by parliament.

From then on, Ukrainian companies will have better access to foreign markets, while multinationals will be dealing with fewer barriers in the Ukrainian market.

It’s a two-way street that teems with opportunities as well as threats. Some experts believe this street may help Ukraine extract certain first-mover advantages from Russia. As a WTO member, Ukraine may have a say in Russia’s accession talks.

Sources:
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2008/2/5/71028.htm

Tymo Goes Harmony-Searching

Interviewer: Can you tell us briefly what mistakes your Government has made and why…and what caused them?

PM Tymoshenko: As of today, our Government hasn’t made any mistakes. All the ministers are working at an extremely fast pace. We have a great team, and we feel that, step-by-step, in our democratic coalition and in the rapport between the President, the Government and Parliament we will have more and more harmony.

Really? Does she really mean it? Many of us dumb folks here think that the ongoing wrangle over RosUkrEnergo, oblenergos, Oshchadbank, Odesa Port and Kyiv makes a hell of a harmony out of the Orange dream team.

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Yushchenko Endorses RosUkrEnergo?

If anyone has a way of telling “I can do better than that,” let’s give it some thought. But I would like to have everyone grasp this one thing. Remember: Ukraine today has the cheapest gas. What’s our goal? Is it to have the cheapest gas or to answer the question of who supplies it and how they supply it? Apparently, it’s the first that interests us. We should have the cheapest gas and the best fees. That’s our goal. Transit fees, that is.

Mr. President, for a country that has the highest energy costs per dollar of output in the industrialized world, the goal is energy efficiency, not cheap energy.

Aside from transit considerations, we should also distinguish financial costs from opportunity costs. Social and geopolitical costs should also be factored into the energy equation. Cheap gas does not necessarily translate into better living standards. In fact, the opposite may true in Ukraine: The cheaper the gas, the cheaper the citizen.

For industrialists, lower gas prices create a moral hazard: the incentive to “gradualize” investments in energy efficient hardware. When Ukraine buys “cheap” gas, it is ordinary Ukrainians who pick up the tab. Ironically, cheap gas buys them a Cinderella economy and a ticket to a Latin American income distribution.

Bottom line, the oligarchs are having the best of both worlds: milking the old economy while drinking wine at the world’s finest resorts. Ordinary Ukrainians have only one world: stabilnist, or the oligarch-induced status quo. Of course, some of them have left for less "stable" and more economically free places like Europe and North America. To those who haven’t, stabilnist hasn’t provided enough nourishment to stem depopulation.

That’s why Ukrainians should know the real price of the status quo cooked on "cheap" gas. The sooner Ukraine matures to pay the average European rate, the stronger she will be in confronting domestic and foreign special interests. At any rate, one shouldn’t pledge wholesale support for a supplier that raises more questions than answers.

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Tymo on Partnering with the Party of Regions

The hottest question during Tymoshenko’s recent visit to Brussels came from the Russian section of EuroNews. Initially, taken out of context, her answer stirred quite a commotion back home. This fragment was shown yesterday on Savik Shuster’s Svoboda talk show.

Interviewer: Can we imagine a situation in Ukraine when, under certain circumstances, we have a coalition that brings together, say, the Party of Regions and the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko?

PM Tymoshenko: Yes, we can, but on our team’s terms, that is, based on a set of 20 points to bring the economy and politics out of the shadow. If the Party of Regions is ready for that, welcome, as they say. Let them come. But judging by the recent acts they committed while in power, such transparent house rules, unfortunately, can be readily embraced neither by monopolized clan-based businesses nor by politicians. But we do build our cooperation with the Party of Regions, but this cooperation fits European standards and norms. There is government, and there is opposition.

Contingency voting alliances require little sunshine to ferment. In fact, like mushrooms, they thrive in the shadow. And no coalition can force BYuT, NUNS, and the PRU to vote against their best interests. (Take the Cabinet Bill.)

These Big Three make up a love-and-hate triangle in which they exchange barbs and keep themselves prepared to change angles.

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Yushchenko on Death and Taxes

There are some jokes when they say — the Frenchmen, the entrepreneurs say — first, I love my tax inspector, and then I love women. All over the world they say — and especially in the West — that I’m certain of two things as long as live in this world: number one, I will die; number two, I will always pay taxes.

Is this one of those Gérard Depardieu jokes? I don’t know about Benita Ferrero-Waldner, but sharing this joke with Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Clinton doesn’t seem to be a good idea. In contrast, the last one indeed sounds like a joke to some folks here in Ukraine.

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Regionalist's Digest

Svyatoslav Piskun: The President issued unconstitutional order. Now I have all the grounds to go to court and soon we will have two General Attorneys.

01.02.2008, 09:55

The deputy, the member of The Party of Regions parliamentary fraction Svyatoslav Piskun has the intension to go to court in order to renew him on a General Attorney position. Informs “Ukrainskaya Pravda”.

In the deputies words, he received such a possibility after the Constitutional court decision on the firing the persons, who cooperates deputy position with other activities.

Svyatoslav Piskun admitted that in this case Yushenko edict on his firing in May 2007 is unconstitutional, because he was fired for such cooperation/

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/47a2d056abf06/


Anatoliy Kinakh: When we talk about the State energy safety, the political beliefs shouldn’t play important role

31.01.2008, 13:41

The deputy, the member of The Party of Regions parliamentary fraction Anatoliy Kinakh in the TV show “Vchasno. Pro golovne” on NTN commented the Tymoshenko Prime Minister Brussels initiatives on building the gas pipeline, which will be the alternative for existing Russian-Ukrainian transportation system.

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/47a1b3d5ee81d/


Vasiliy Kiselev: If you trust Tymoshenko it means that you do not respect yourself

31.01.2008, 10:47

Tymoshenko will not be successful with current coalition. This is another provocation directed on splitting The Party of Regions. Commented Vasiliy Kiselev to “InterMedia consulting” Tymoshenko statement on possible unity and cooperation with The Party of Regions in common coalition on her conditions.

“I can assure you that she won’t succeed. People as I will not allow that the political force, which lied to people, brought into preterm elections, approaches to new preterm elections, trying to bring a new political crisis into the country, which will be followed by economy crisis, could split us in order to use us for once again”, - admitted the deputy.

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/47a18b05681ee/


Mikhail Chechetov: “Current Prime Minister policy will lead to the inflation in September-October”

31.01.2008, 09:26

The deputy, the member of The Party of Regions parliamentary fraction Mikhail Chechetov forecasts the initiation of preterm Presidential elections in autumn. He said in interview on a “First National” channel, informs “ProUa”

Mikhail Chechetov criticized Tymoshenko Cabinet of Ministers for making populism decisions. He thinks that current Prime Minister policy will lead to the inflation in September-October.

“People will be heart by the inflation, in September-October and after that Tymoshenko will leave and will initiate preterm Presidential elections procedure”, - said in particular Mikhail Chechetov.

The deputy thinks that by initiating preterm Presidential elections current Prime Minister will try to escape from responsibility for her populism policy.

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/47a1783e79ba6/


Anna German: We have to provide the right to speak any language

29.01.2008, 12:33

The Party of Regions deputy Anna German sure that everyone should have the right to talk in any language he wants, it is a democratic approach. She stated it during the press-conference at “Glavre”website.

“We have to provide the right to speak any language, he wants. It is a democratic approach. It is European thinking person approach. Talking about the possible Ukrainian language stagnation, I want to answer with the classic phrase “Our song, our language, will never die and will live eternally”, - she underlined.

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/479f01036989a/


Mikhail Chechetov: Typical lies from the orange liars – it is disease, which couldn’t be cured

30.01.2008, 12:08

The deputy, the member of The Party of Regions Mikhail Chechetov sure that our opponents are only capable of creating scandals, nothing more. Creating the scandals, they are trying to bring public attention away from their senseless economic and social policy, and also attempts to bring the country silently to NATO. Stated the deputy, commenting the attempts to start the scandal with “Oschadbank”.

http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/47a04c8e5a43b/