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saved byHelene Ryding on 2006-09-24

  • Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday announced the creation of a parliamentary bloc that will press for Ukraine to continue its pro-Western course.

    Yulia Tymoshenko

    With two defectors from the Socialist Party allying themselves with Tymoshenko's bloc, the opposition has 123 seats in the 450-seat Ukrainian parliament.

    "We want to raise the flag that was dragged through the mud by politicians' treason," Tymoshenko declared.