Kremlin-imposed “Ukrainian choice” - Politics - The Ukrainian Week
For several months now, Viktor Medvedchuk has been trying to convince Ukrainians to accept the choice of a Russia-imposed civilisation. At the very least, he wants to be in the Ukrainian parliament to coordinate its pro-Russian lobby.
Viktor Medvedchuk, the last head of the Presidential Administration under Leonid Kuchma and the master censor of Ukrainian mass media, is again in the focus of political attention. Aggressive and obtrusive, his billboards and paid-for articles in the press are second to perhaps only those of Natalia Korolevska whom the government is almost openly helping.
THE LITTLE RUSSIAN CHOICE
In many ways, Medvedchuk, the leader of “Ukrainian choice”, is following the Kremlin´s lead after threats Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev made to Yanukovych during bilateral gas talks in the autumn of 2011: “Either you are friends with us, or your electorate will not be friends with you.” On top of this, Medvedchuk is lambasting the current government, particularly for the failed Yalta summit and initiatives promoted by Serhiy Tihipko. His position on Yulia Tymoshenko is also in line with statements coming from Russia.
