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Ukraine Update -- 11 January

- As you all know by now, Yushchenko was declared the winner today by the Central Election Commission. We are so close. . .

- Yanukovych has begun another suit with the Supreme Court to overturn the elections. He's brought in Swiss legal counsel, and has plans to go next to the European Court on Human Rights if the Supremes disappoint him. I'm sure that undermining Ukrainian sovereignty in such a way will endear him to Ukrainians everywhere.

- The details of Yushchenko's inaguration should be known by COB Tuesday. His campaign manager, Zinchenko, says that his inagural speech will be a significant one, where he'll speak about his plans a president. The G-8 leaders are being invited. He added that in either late January or early February Yushchenko will give the full details of the plan for his presidency.

- Kuchma gave orders today for plans to withdraw the Ukrainian contingent in Iraq. In response, the US praised Ukrainian contributions in Iraq, and said that any future decisions wouldn't detract from the work that Ukraine has done.

- A few pro-Yanukovych types protested outside the Central Election Commission. Once again, Vitrenko was rousing the rabble. Check out the bottom pic for a peek at the old battleaxe herself.

- One of the creators of the now-infamous temniki (Soviet-style talking points for the media) is now forming an alternative information agency in Ukraine. Sergei Vasilev is a close associate of Medvedchuk, head of the Presidential Administraton and the Social-Dems here in Ukraine. This is another piece of evidence of the basic silliness of the recent AP scare piece on Yushchenko and media freedom.

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