dissident wrote:Alcassin,
I totally agree with you. Ukraine does not need NATO or Russian meddling and should have real independence. Yushenko wants to shove Ukraine into NATO even though only 20% of the population support this. This is anti-democratic abuse of power especially since his approval rating is worse than that of Bush.
Yushchenko mars Orange anniversary
Nov. 22 was the fourth anniversary of the Orange Revolution and, in the West and in Ukraine, fatigue is growing with Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's president and erstwhile Orange Revolution hero.
On Ukraine's domestic front, Ukrainians blame Mr. Yushchenko for four years of political instability that have led to repeated crises and the likelihood that five governments and three elections will come and go before the end of his first term in office. Internationally, Mr. Yushchenko's visit to Washington two months ago proved to be a diplomatic failure. Gone were the accolades that accompanied his triumphant visit to Washington four years earlier, when he was given the rare honor of speaking to both houses of Congress.
On the fourth anniversary of the revolution that brought Mr. Yushchenko to power, a newly released survey by the International Foundation for Electoral Studies (IFES) found increasing pessimism among Ukrainians regarding the direction in which their country is headed. Mr. Yushchenko's job-approval rating stands at 3 percent. Eighty-two percent of Ukrainians express no confidence in him, and three-quarters think he should not stand for a second term.
This deep unpopularity and lack of trust raises the question: How can Mr. Yushchenko hope to successfully lead Ukraine out of the global financial crisis?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/26/yushchenko-mars-orange-anniversary/
