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I am convinced that there is now a plan to physically eliminate two people who point at [Leonid] Kuchma and [Volodymyr] Lytvyn [as those who allegedly ordered the murder of Gongadze] – Pukach and myself. Sooner or later they will kill Pukach. I think it will happen soon.
Oct 18, 2011
I am convinced that there is now a plan to physically eliminate two people who point at [Leonid] Kuchma and [Volodymyr] Lytvyn [as those who allegedly ordered the murder of Gongadze] – Pukach and myself. Sooner or later they will kill Pukach. I think it will happen soon.

Mykola Melnychenko, the former bodyguard to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma

"But if foolish decisions are to be criminalized in Ukraine, [President Viktor] Yanukovych himself would be a prime suspect."
Oct 15, 2011
"But if foolish decisions are to be criminalized in Ukraine, [President Viktor] Yanukovych himself would be a prime suspect."

Washington Post editorial from Oct. 15 headlined "Putinesque behavior in Ukraine"

"This was done deliberately to cripple her [Yulia Tymoshenko] politically and remove her from future political participation. Ukraine is moving in the wrong direction, that's for sure. Cleansing the political field of opponents was reminiscent of the democratic rollback that has taken place in Russia over the past decade under the presidency and then premiership of Vladimir Putin. In a certain respect, this is the Putin model and it's not a good model to follow, not if you want to look to Europe for your future."
Oct 13, 2011
"This was done deliberately to cripple her [Yulia Tymoshenko] politically and remove her from future political participation. Ukraine is moving in the wrong direction, that's for sure. Cleansing the political field of opponents was reminiscent of the democratic rollback that has taken place in Russia over the past decade under the presidency and then premiership of Vladimir Putin. In a certain respect, this is the Putin model and it's not a good model to follow, not if you want to look to Europe for your future."

David J. Kramer, executive director of the Washington-based democracy watchdog Freedom House

“Ukraine says it wants to join the EU one day. The UK supports that objective. But that cannot happen until Ukraine can show that it adheres to the highest democratic standards, including respect for human rights, the rule of law and an independent, transparent and fair judicial process. The conviction of Ms Tymoshenko and the ongoing cases against other former members of the government call into question Ukraine’s commitment to these values."
Oct 12, 2011
“Ukraine says it wants to join the EU one day. The UK supports that objective. But that cannot happen until Ukraine can show that it adheres to the highest democratic standards, including respect for human rights, the rule of law and an independent, transparent and fair judicial process. The conviction of Ms Tymoshenko and the ongoing cases against other former members of the government call into question Ukraine’s commitment to these values."

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, discussing the prospects of European Union membership for Ukraine in light of the guilty verdict and seven-year prison sentence against ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

"No one here in Ukraine or elsewhere in the world believes in the crimes announced here. Precisely for this reason, neither [President Viktor] Yanukovych, nor [Judge Rodion] Kireyev will manage to defame my good name."
Oct 11, 2011
"No one here in Ukraine or elsewhere in the world believes in the crimes announced here. Precisely for this reason, neither [President Viktor] Yanukovych, nor [Judge Rodion] Kireyev will manage to defame my good name."

Ukraine's ex-prime minister and leader of the Batkivschyna party Yulia Tymoshenko said during a recess in the court session on Tuesday.

"Most importantly, it's the high immorality of the so-called honorary president [Viktor Yushchenko], who, unfortunately, now heads the Our Ukraine Party."
Oct 4, 2011
"Most importantly, it's the high immorality of the so-called honorary president [Viktor Yushchenko], who, unfortunately, now heads the Our Ukraine Party."

Kyiv's former Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko, who served from 1999 to 2006, explaining why he quit Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) faction in parliament and plans to remain an independent deputy.

“The Ukrainians are really interested in closer integration with the European Union and concluding negotiations for the free trade zone agreement. The problem is that I don’t think President Yanukovych is mentally capable of understanding what the process of modernization and closer integration with the EU requires. Furthermore, I am not sure the Ukrainians in general are mentally ready either.”
Sep 30, 2011
“The Ukrainians are really interested in closer integration with the European Union and concluding negotiations for the free trade zone agreement. The problem is that I don’t think President Yanukovych is mentally capable of understanding what the process of modernization and closer integration with the EU requires. Furthermore, I am not sure the Ukrainians in general are mentally ready either.”

Lukasz Adamski of the Polish Institute of International Affairs.

"Real improvements in terms of corruption are not being seen. Moreover, there are voices claiming the opposite. It's a pity that the non-transparency of economic activity remains consistently high and that privatization process es are not very clear."
Sep 28, 2011
"Real improvements in terms of corruption are not being seen. Moreover, there are voices claiming the opposite. It's a pity that the non-transparency of economic activity remains consistently high and that privatization process es are not very clear."

German Ambassador to Ukraine Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth


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