The president is trying (or tried) to use the agreement as a bargaining chip over his political rival, Tymoshenko. This was a hollow threat, Russia and the EU would have cast him as the villain for trying to scuttle a deal that took weeks to be completed. The president has valid points concerning the deal, but there is no political will to re-open this deal from the EU or Russia.
Yushchenko saber rattling....
Yushchenko low approval ratings is not stopping the president from stirring up worry over the gas deal. A presidential aide says that the deal could be scuttled if there is evidence of "pressure" by the Russian side. However, according to Ukrainska Pravda the president says he will not break the agreement, even though he considers it a "bad agreement".
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