Yuliya Tymoshenko, former deputy prime minister of Ukraine appeals to all freedom-loving nations and people to support the democracy demonstrators in the Ukraine following the theft of their election.
it is too late for divide and misrule strategies to work. Ukrainians know that the choice they make now, that their decision to stand firm with Viktor Yushchenko today, will determine their freedom forever, as well as the health of their nation -- its independence as well as its economic strength. So we will stand firm in the cold and snow to see that our democratic choices are respected. To do otherwise is to surrender not only our freedom, but our hopes for better lives.We defy those who seek to corrupt our democracy, but we stand with the hand of friendship extended to all of our neighbors, including Russia. It has no reason to intervene. A vibrant Ukrainian democracy will need the comradeship of Russia and of Europe to build the kind of society that our people desire. Our boldness is tinged by realism. By securing our democracy, we help secure Russia's own.
UPDATE 11/27: Could the actual election winner Viktor Yushchenko have been poisoned? The BBC reports.
Posted by dan at November 27, 2004 11:43 AM