The Yushchenko and Yanukovych campaigns –not surprisingly– alleged that the document was a forgery (Ukrayinska Pravda, December 28). At the same time, its authenticity is proven by two steps undertaken by the presidential secretariat. Firstly, the presidential secretariat’s pressure on television channels not to discuss the document, which led to Kozachok complaining about the return of censorship to Ukrainian media. “It is obvious that ignoring (the document) has taken place on instructions from ‘above,’ and the system has worked to block the appearance in the mass media of information unpleasant for senior officials” (Ukrayinska Pravda, December 29).
From a recent Jamestown EDM article about the Yushchenko and Yanukovych deal. However as noted in Zik, Kozacho thinks that Yushchenko " is more interested in the agreement than Viktor Yanukovych." For Yushchenko, this deal is a last gasp to stay in power, but there is a time inconsistency problem in the deal. Yushchenko presumably will aid Yanukovych by using administrative resources to attack Tymoshenko. But if Yanukovych wins, will he follow through with his part of the deal and retain Yushchenko as prime minister, why would he?
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