Cheney In Ukraine As Political Crisis Deepens

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

8 hours ago

KIEV (AFP) — US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Ukraine on Thursday as a bitter row between pro-Western political forces in the ex-Soviet republic threatened to bring down the government.

Cheney was expected on Friday to meet President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose political feuding has intensified over ties with Russia during its confrontation with Georgia and the West.

Cheney has said his visit is intended to bolster US allies in the former Soviet region. Ukraine has applied to join NATO and the European Union, angering Moscow which sees the country as part of its sphere of influence.

European officials have suggested Ukraine could be the next flashpoint for tensions between Russia and the West after a war in Georgia last month that has left Russian troops occupying positions deep inside Georgian territory.

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On Thursday, the independent daily Gazeta 24, quoting unnamed lawmakers in Tymoshenko's parliamentary bloc, said the prime minister and the leader of the pro-Moscow Regions Party had already agreed to form a new coalition.

The report said Tymoshenko would remain as prime minister while the Regions Party leader, the Moscow-backed former prime minister and bitter presidential rival Viktor Yanukovych, would take over as speaker of parliament.

"Tymoshenko will dance to Moscow's tune," the Kommersant newspaper quoted a member of parliament from the president's party as warning, reinforcing accusations that Tymoshenko is toeing the Kremlin line.

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[Dr.Phool]

1. Deport that bastard before he gets somebody nuked!

[Auggie]

2. This must be serious -- they sent Darth instead of Chimp

Plus, had Chimp been sent it would have received coverage from the major networks. Can't have bad publicity during the convention, can we?

[jwirr]

3. The situation would probably get a lot better if he just came home

or went to Dubai for good.

[unkachuck]

4. love grows....

....where the dickie goes....but we'll have to wait a week or two for the crisis....

"...Cheney arrived in Ukraine on Thursday as a bitter row between pro-Western political forces in the ex-Soviet republic threatened to bring down the government."

....evil always follows a dick visit....

[Moochy]

5. Dick's Last Chance to Stir Shit Up for Fun & Profit

I'm really not very fond of that cyborg.