Yulia Tymoschenko, second figure in the Opposition and Ukraine's answer to Margaret Thatcher, delivered an ultimatum from Yushchenko and the National Salvation Committee tonight. It makes four demands upon President Kuchma, and the Opposition plans to blockade his summer residence if he doesn't act in 24 hours. It also threatens to hold him liable for criminal charges under the code of Ukraine.
The 4 Points:
1. Fire Yanukovych from Prime Minister, because of his election falsifications and his support of separatist groups.
2. New candidates for the Central Election Commission.
3. Fire the administrators of the Lugansk, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions because of their separatist actions.
4. To give urgent instruction to General Persecutor and Ukraine Security Council to open criminal case against separatists-dissenters of Ukraine.
Chances are pretty slim that any of these will happen. But it's further sign of the escalation taking place on both sides. Tymoschenko's statement that "there are sufficient faithful people among the military forces" to open a criminal case is especially noteworthy, IMO.
Posted by Discoshaman at novembre 29, 2004 04:05 AM | TrackBack