Mark MacKinnon writes [1] about the latest political developments in Ukraine: “The standoff is over for now, and Viktor Yushchenko appears to have won the test of nerves against his arch-rival, Viktor Yanukovich. The two men announced today that they have agreed to hold new parliamentary elections in the near future, something Yushchenko has been demanding since dissolving parliament last month amid a bribery scandal.”
Ukraine: Yanukovych Gives In
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Ukraine, Politics