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Posted by Nu Davaj, Petro -Petka, vypiom za Lenina. on September 07, 2005 at 23:28:43:
In Reply to: Comrad Petrov posted by Due to sake of Russians, go away on September 06, 2005 at 01:59:08:
: It is impossible to prove something to suffering from boredom and impervious to any reason comrade like you, but due to Russia’s sake, go away. We respect your right to kiss ass to comrade Putin and many other low-ranked comrades. Respect our right to decide our future without Russian “big brothers”. We know our problems and will coup with this. I’m scared to think what will happen if what you are saying come true. Don’t you think that only Ukrainians will be killed? Do you know how many Russians were killed by Russians in Grozniy? We want our criminals to justice and living what to with Russian criminals to Russia to decide. : : Ukraine Aide Blames Corruption
: : : By NATASHA LISOVA, Associated Press Writer
: : : Mon Sep 5,11:26 AM ET
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: : : A close aide to President Viktor Yushchenko who was a chief organizer of the "Orange Revolution" protests said Monday he had resigned from the government because of systemic corruption around the Ukrainian leader.
: : : Oleksandr Zinchenko, who resigned Saturday, said the situation had grown "even worse" than under former President Leonid Kuchma.
: : : Zinchenko accused Petro Poroshenko, the head of Ukraine's Defense and Security Council, of being one of the most corrupt members of the government. He also criticized Oleksandr Tretyakov, a top aide to Yushchenko, and Mykola Martynenko, who heads the pro-presidential faction in parliament.
: : : Poroshenko attended the news conference, which was broadcast live, and stood in the back frowning as Zinchenko spoke. When Zinchenko completed his prepared statement, lengthy applause broke out in the room.
: : : Zinchenko's departure as state secretary is the first major resignation since Yushchenko took office in January, after last year's bitter and prolonged campaign in this former Soviet republic.
: : : Zinchenko said he decided to make such a "sharp public announcement" to ensure that Ukrainians and Yushchenko understood the extent of the problem. He said he had repeatedly called on Yushchenko to fire Poroshenko.
: : : "With my resignation, I am trying to sharply convey this danger to the president and his team," Zinchenko said.
: : : After Zinchenko finished speaking, Poroshenko took the podium and said this was "the hardest day" of his life. Clearly angry, he accused Zinchenko of trying to "explode (Yushchenko's) team from the inside" and challenged him to find evidence to back up his allegations.
: : : "He didn't look in my eyes the entire time he was reading his statement," Poroshenko said of his former ally.
: : : Zinchenko, who had served as deputy speaker of parliament, was initially aligned with Kuchma; he was a senior party official in the Ukrainian Socialist Party (United), headed by Kuchma's former chief-of-staff, Viktor Medvedchuk.
: : : But Zinchenko fell out with the party, and was dismissed from its ranks in 2003. He later aligned himself with Yushchenko and became a constant sight at the president's side during last year's campaign.
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