05/12/2004 1:49:44 pm
Support Ukraine Today. The decision by the Supreme Court in Ukraine that the second round of the elections is declared invalid is of course very important. Probably the new election will take place on December the 26th. The candidates will be the same, but most of the rest will be different. The eyes of the world will follow the election closely, media can hardly continue to be that biased, and the opposition is very mobilised. Winner so far is the freedom of the people, loser is anyone that wanted a Belarus-inspired development in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is perhaps the greatest loser, and he doesn?t hide his discontent with the Supreme Court. The bigger issue is, however, that Ukraine is now a very divided country, also in geographical terms. In the longer run, that might lead to a looser Ukrainian federation than today. If one wants to support the European Movement in Ukraine, which stands on the side of the opposition, and their production of the news site Ukraine Today, it is possible to send a contribution in Sweden to Postgiro 926 8930-6. Label it with "Ukraina".