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Ukraine Leaders Face Off Over Georgia War

Posted Sep 15, 08 3:09 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Russia’s war with Georgia has dangerously exacerbated tensions in Ukrainian politics, with President Viktor Yushchenko slamming Russia’s actions while Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has kept mum, the Los Angeles Times reports. Standing firm for Georgia, Yushchenko called the prime minister's lack of action “high treason and political corruption." Tymoshenko’s supporters say the outspoken president is aggravating political tensions and alienating Ukrainians with strong Russian ties.

National sentiment seems increasingly to favor Russia over the West, analysts say. Some suggest Moscow has stoked the flames of discord to help drive out the president—and “slowly adapt Ukraine to their liking," said one expert. Tymoshenko, meanwhile, has been called in for questioning in the president’s 2004 poisoning. Continuing strife between the factions is likely to officially end their tenuous coalition this week.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko arrives at the Prosecutor-General's Office in Kiev, Ukraine, last week for questioning in the president's 2004 poisoning.   (AP Photo/Olexander Prokopenko)
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko listens to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenk.   (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko gestures at a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, earlier this summer.   (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
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