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Outgoing Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko won't support either of the candidates, former pime minister Victor Yanukovych or Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko,in the second round ofUkraine's presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 7.

Yushchenko announced this on Inter TV channel on Friday evening. "I will tick off the third option – do not support either of the candidates," said the president. At the same time, Yushchenko said that this was his personal opinion.