Strange Pair.
In: Newsweek (Atlantic Edition), Jg. 145 (2005-02-07), Heft 6, S. 28-29
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This article looks at the choice of newly inaugurated Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as Prime Minister. Political observers in Ukraine wonder if Yushchenko has already set himself up for a fall, barely a week into office. They point to his choice for prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. To her supporters, the fiery Tymoshenko is the unflinching face of reform--a former economist known for her Western-influenced ideas and iron will. In the 1990s she made millions as head of the country's top supplier of natural gas, and was accused by former president Leonid Kuchma of paying kickbacks to a former prime minister. The charges were eventually dropped, but not before Tymoshenko had spent a month in jail. Tymoshenko's candidacy may yet be derailed. Russian officials confirmed that she still faces criminal charges in Russia for allegedly bribing Russian Defense Ministry officials in 1996. Back home she faces a tough confirmation vote in Parliament.
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Strange Pair.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Paulikas, Steven |
Zeitschrift: | Newsweek (Atlantic Edition), Jg. 145 (2005-02-07), Heft 6, S. 28-29 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Medientyp: | serialPeriodical |
ISSN: | 0163-7053 (print) |
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