The upcoming Ukraine elections will be as critical for the future of eastern Europe as the Orange Revolution, Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko told MEPs in Brussels on Wednesday (1 February), while pledging to work toward EU integration with president Viktor Yushchenko, if her party wins.
"The situation in Ukraine calls into question the whole geopolitical strategy of the region," she stated. "It's not simply a legislative vote. Do not think the election will change nothing. ...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.