Things are looking pretty bad for the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.  Following Dmitry Medvedev’s direct attack on his candidacy, Russia has successfully made itself indispensable in this election … it seems they have learned from the last time.  These comments from Yushchenko reported in the Financial Times makes it appear as though he is winding down, getting a few last punches in before he is tossed from office.  Usually it’s moments like these when we hear the most interesting things.

Mr Yushchenko said: “We are witnesses of how the politics of totalitarianism is reaching its apogee against the principles of democracy, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Georgia is a sign of how, unfortunately, the Pan European community did not stand up to defend these fundamental principles. It’s was a setback,” he said.