An exhausted world welcomed the "free and fair" election of Yanukovich in February, but the question was always.. would there be another one? He is doing some needed things, but with his consolidation of all power, the answer seems to be No- Ukraine will be stuck with Yanukovich for the next 15 years, and European integration shrink farther into the distant future.
Michael Hammerschlag's ( Hammernews.com ) articles have appeared in the Kiev Weekly, Business Ukraine, Moscow News, Tribune, + Guardian; NYT, International Herald Tribune, Seattle Times, and Providence Journal. He has spent over 2 years in Ukraine and 2 - in Russia.
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