"There are those who would disagree. Yushchenko supporters have been pretty vehement in denouncing the Yanukovych camp, alleging all sorts of fraud, including ballot-box stuffing, importing busloads of non-residents (from Russia) to vote, campaign funding anomalies, media manipulation, etc, etc. They believe that this was done with the acquiescence if not the active participation of the Russian government, and the buck stops on Putin's desk"
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More pertinently, a wide range of international observers have pointed to irregularities on a fairly massive scale.
Agree with your comments on the media - they generally cover everything superficially, and this is no exception requiring any special explanation.
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