"The prime minister has not implemented the directives and had no authority for the decisions that were made within the framework of the Moscow accords. She had no proper government mandate for it. The mandate was adopted retroactively for some reasons, when the government at the first meeting did not support this development of events," Yushchenko said.
The president said he was hoping the ad hoc parliament commission would give its evaluation of the gas contracts.
"I welcome the setting up of the commission and wish it every success," Yushchenko said, expressing the hope that the commission would give answers to all questions.--"Yushchenko Accuses Premier Of Botching Gas Deal With Russia", Itar-Tass, Feb. 10, 2009
Government: Moving on?
Tymoshenko discuses the recent no confidence vote and why she hasn't been removed by the Rada factions. However, Yushchenko raises the legitimacy of the recent gas deal. He claims the prime minister was not authorized to make the deal. This comes as Tymoshenko acccused the National Secuirty and Defense Council of corruption. A Moscow Times report on the recent gas deal suggests that their could be ties between RusUkrEnergo and the president, explaining why the president has not stopped attacking the gas deal. According to a Itar-Tass report, the president calls the deal "botched" by the prime minister.
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