The Times published this story: "Ukraine’s Political Paralysis Gives Black Eyes to Orange Revolution Heroes" about the unending political infighting between Ukraine's two Orange Revolution superstars - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (and for more on the ongoing feud between these two, check the 'Ukraine' tag on the right side of the page).
Fighting between these two has gotten so bad that Viktor Yanukovich, whose attempt at vote-rigging launched the whole Orange Revolution in the first place, is now the most popular politician in Ukraine. Plus several key government posts have gone unfilled because of the Yushchenko-Tymoshenko feud, and the country is at risk of both another showdown with Russia over natural gas supplies and in failing to get another payment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Sadly, it's just another day for Ukrainian democracy.
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