Other Sources, Ukraine abroad

London Guardian: Ukraine's colorful elections British Ambassador to Ukraine Leigh Turner writes: Watching election ads on TV in the run-up to a Ukrainian presidential election can be disorientating. In addition to the usual flag-waving and electoral promises, clips shows everything from trains, planes and tractors to a tiger stalking through a forest, children waiting for a bus by a muddy track, a fairy-tale wolf, a couple cuddling by a monastery and, my favourite, a man cradling a goat as he states his political allegiance. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 10:52
Voice of America: Will Moscow-Kyiv ties improve after Ukrainian election? Andre de Nesnera writes from Washington, D.C.:Ukrainians go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. Analysts say who wins will determine the course of relations between Ukraine and Russia. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 10:47
Deutsche Welle: Political rivalries rage as Ukrainians prepare to go to the polls

After years of political instability, Ukrainians go to the polls Sunday in a presidential election which they hope will bring strong leadership to the former Soviet state. Russia and the European Union will be hoping for the same. Read the story here.


Jan 16, 2010 at 10:43
London Independent: Disillusioned Ukrainians set to vote out Orange revolutionaries Ukrainians go to the polls tomorrow for the first presidential elections since the Orange Revolution of 2005. But the front runner in the election is Viktor Yanukovich – the same man whose blatant cheating five years ago prompted popular street protests. But there is no sign of protest on Kiev's Independence Square this week. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 09:59
The Irish Times: Ukraine's presidential rivals look to European Union and Moscow Daniel McLaughlin writes: The leading candidates in tomorrow’s Ukrainian presidential election have pledged to forge good relations with both the European Union and Russia, in a departure from the strongly anti-Moscow stance of incumbent Viktor Yushchenko. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 09:55
The Malaysian Insider: So much promise, so little fulfilled The people of Ukraine are voting tomorrow for a new president in an election that has the rest of Europe bracing itself for a major strategic shift. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 09:36
The Vancouver Sun: Ukrainians vote Sunday amid concerns over economy Ukrainians heading to the ballot box Sunday will be accompanied by none of the excitement of the dramatic 2004 Orange Revolution that gripped their country and the world. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 09:23
Press Europe: Moscow looms over election The first round of the presidential elections on Jan. 17 will see post-Communist Victor Yanukovych’s pro-Russian camp facing off against the pro-Western party led by incumbent President Victor Yushchenko and his Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Five years after the “Orange Revolution”, relations with Moscow, the country’s formidable neighbour and main gas supplier, still weigh heavily on electoral politics in Ukraine. Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 09:16
PBS: In Ukraine, 18 candidates vie for top seat

On Sunday, Ukrainians vote in their first presidential election since the Orange Revolution in 2004, when pro-Western Victor Yushchenko eventually bested Moscow-backed Victor Yanukovych in a re-vote. Read the story here.


Jan 16, 2010 at 08:49
Xinhua: Presidential electoral campaign ends in Ukraine Ukraine's presidential candidates made their final calls for support on Friday at the end of a three-month campaign.Read the story here.
Jan 16, 2010 at 08:25
Tennis-Bondarenko and Peer through to Hobart final SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko upset top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues on Friday to join Israel's Shahar Peer in the final of the Hobart International.
Jan 15, 2010 at 21:20 | Reuters
Messenger Online: Batumi Energy summit more about Ukrainian elections The energy summit being held in Batumi has been described by some analysts as a convention in support of Ukraine’s President Yushchenko, who faces elections on Jan. 17. He himself however has refused to travel to Batumi, wanting to dedicate more time to the last days of his campaign. Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine Raisa Bogatirova will attend in his place.Read the story here.
Jan 15, 2010 at 17:35
Financial Times: Ukraine election divides oligarchs Ukraine's business oligarchs are split over the country's presidential contenders, with some backing Viktor Yanukovich, some Yulia Tymoshenko, and others hedging their bets.Read the story here.
Jan 15, 2010 at 13:15
Canadian Press: As Ukraine drifts away from West, presidential candidates turn to U.S. political advisers Ahead of a presidential election that could tilt Ukraine's orientation away from the West, leading candidates of all stripes have been seeking help from expensive U.S. based political operatives. Read the story here.
Jan 15, 2010 at 12:59
Ukraine grasps for a measure of stability in presidential vote Ukraine's upcoming presidential election may bring some measure of stability, but the deep economic crisis and the specter of more political volatility make this country a tricky place to invest. Read the story here.
Jan 15, 2010 at 12:44