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Yanukovych versus Tymoshenko

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Yanukovych versus Tymoshenko

17:17 20/01/2010

How have the sympathies of Ukrainian voters changed after the first round of the January 17 presidential elections?

Elections in Ukraine - Calm before Storm?
16:04 20/01/2010
It's incredible, but this time, the presidential elections in Ukraine were uncharacteristically peaceful and even humdrum. The first round, in any case. The only "ripple" in this ocean of calm was the arrival of 400 Georgian "journalists" with a soldierly appearance. As for the rest, observers did not identify any serious violations and from the point of view of fairness and observance of democratic norms, the first round left nobody with any doubts. Therefore, it is fully possible to review the initial results.

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The United Nations Security Council is suffering a failure of leadership and looks "tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose," the human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report issued on Thursday.

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Russia is facing a full-scale political crisis which may lead to a radical transformation of the country’s ruling system as a result of the growing rivalry between the government and opposition, a report issued by the Moscow-based Center for Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

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Russia May Toughen Foreign Policy to Boost Domestic Support – Report

The Russian leadership may take a harder line on their foreign policies in a bid to improve their damaged popularity at home, a report prepared by the Center of Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

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