Solidarity leader Lech Walesa said that a "great man from a generation of betrayers has gone". 

 

Poroshenko’s unknown life 2014/5/26 10:23:07

“…Olexandr Shnyrkov, who 30 years ago gave seminars to Poroshenko, told how in the end of the 1980’s Poroshenko made his first million and came to the university in a new Volga.”

Russia claims it engages in “information warfare”. The civilized world says the Russia engages in disinformation and outright lies. The OSW weighs in with its assessment.

“God wanted us to survive. So, our mission here is not yet accomplished.”

 

“Not sure that Poroshenko can or will be willing to deliver on much of this [the Putin] agenda and particularly after this landslide victory.”

 

No election activity was held in Luhansk and Donetsk managed only limited voting success. However, exit polling suggests Poroshenko could receive more than 55% of the total votes cast today.

“Appeals from the Donbas Battalion to the ATO leadership didn’t bring any results. There were promises to send the armored vehicles and rescue aircraft, but ultimately no assistance was given.”

 

Election going reasonably well in much of the country with armed chaos in Donetsk and Luhansk as expected

 

Note: The accompanying photo shows the May 7, 2014 Razumkov polling results.

 

Ukrainians awakened to what appears likely to be the most chaotic presidential election in Ukraine’s history as an independent post-Soviet country.

 

The former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church recommends voting based on “the principle of the 3p’s” – professionalism, probity and patriotism.

 

 

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