Word: yanukovych
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...make way for elections in late May. However, the Rada, dominated by his opponents, refused to follow the order and the controversy is now headed for the country's Constitutional Court. In almost theatrical fashion, the man standing to benefit from it all is Yushchenko's nemesis, Victor Yanukovych, the man defeated in what the West hailed as a great victory for democracy. Ironically, Yanukovych has used all the instruments of Ukrainian politics and democracy to undo Yushchenko's authority...
...Kiev has been teeming with mass rallies and counter-rallies for the last three days. In the mirror image of the Fall of 2004, the pro-Yanukovych tent city is rapidly being deployed around the Rada and Cabinet buildings. But instead of orange, the dominant colors are the blue and white of Yanukovych's Party of the Regions. Defenders of the Orange Revolution are being mustered up as well, but under a divided leadership. Russian TV stations are sinisterly prophesying "the coming massive bloodshed in Ukraine." Kremlin leaders have no love for Yushchenko and his erstwhile ally Yuliya Tymoshenko...
...meantime, Yanukovych reforged himself via his huge business interests and with the help of American political spinmeisters who played up the shortcomings of the Orange Revolution. In the March 2006 parliamentary elections, Yanukovych made a spectacular comeback, his party carrying 32% of the vote. The predominantly Russian-speaking Ukrainian East, alarmed by Yushchenko's pro-Western politices and the Russian threat of steep fuel price hikes, threw its support...
...terms of the National Unity pact he has forged with Yanukovych's coalition are discernable, however vague the wording: Yanukovych signed on to Ukraine?s moving closer politically to Europe, while Yushchenko agreed to improve cooperation with Russia - albeit only up to the point that would facilitate Ukraine?s trade with Russia, but won?t hurt Ukraine?s prospects for eventual WTO and EU membership. Both yielded on the divisive issue of Ukraine joining NATO: Yanukovych withdrew his avowed opposition to the move, while Yushchenko agreed to put the issue to a referendum. ?Yanukovych has evolved since December 2004, while...
...tactical terms, Yushchenko smartly used Yanukovych to neutralize Tymoshenko, her blend of populism, radicalism and charisma perceived as a bigger threat. Now, however, he may be able to just as effectively use Tymoshenko's opposition status to keep Yanukovych in check, should the latter?s evolution fail to prove sufficiently deep. The backstabbing and strange alliances might not be pretty, but they sure beat street fights, or storming Parliaments by tanks. For that reason, it can be argued, the compromise that brought the two Viktors together in power is actually the triumph, not the defeat, of the Orange Revolution...