Viktor Yanukovych may have scored an own goal over Yulia Tymoshenko but a heatwave, a first round win and peaceful streets have levelled things for Kyiv.
For Viktor Yanukovych it was a moment of euphoria. When Ukraine’s striker Andriy Shevchenko headed in an equaliser against Sweden on Monday the president leaped off his seat, swiping the air with his fist.