"She's a one-woman show. But civil society won't let that happen," says Oleh Rybachuk, a former chief of staff to Yushchenko and deputy prime minister in Tymoshenko's government. Ukrainians may want a strong leader, he says, but they won't allow a politician to curtail their freedoms. "Ukraine is not Russia," he adds.
From Time, "in Ukraine, Death of the Orange Revolution". The headline is over the top and so is this quote about Yushchenko who was "[o]nce seen as the Barack Obama of his day". No, Yushchenko was seen as another Saakashvili. In any case, the article conflates the Orange Revolution and Yushchenko. The real legacy is greater freedom in Ukraine, something that may be under threat, but hasn't died yet.
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