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The center said six of those detained had been released, all of them minors, and 16 protesters had been already sentenced to administrative arrests from seven to 10 days. 
Filipchuk said the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry took the view that its Russian counterpart's position on the matter amounted to "undisguised interference with the Ukrainian state's internal affairs."
"Why couldn't this aid have been provided earlier?" Boris Tarasyuk said. "Why is it not being sent by air or rail? Obviously, all of this is designed to influence the outcome of the [March 26] elections in Ukraine." 
"According to experts in our defense ministry, the Ukrainian army will be in compliance with NATO criteria in 2008," Tarasyuk said. "A summit of the alliance will also be held in 2008, and I do not rule out that it may consider the issue of Ukraine's membership in the organization." 
Ursula Plassnik told a news conference that the EU Council had approved restrictive measures against Belarusian officials responsible for violations of international election standards, including President Alexander Lukashenko.
Yekhanurov said that this scenario would be possible only if the "orange" coalition fails to garner a majority of mandates in the first place.
"It is in the interests of Russian education itself to increase the export of our educational services," the president told the State Council.



