The jostling for position as Kuchma’s successor has begun, but Kuchma could still emerge, in Cossack style, as the establishment’s choice. KIEV, Ukraine–With Ukraine’s presidential elections only nine months away, speculation is intensifying over the likely contenders. The attraction of practically unlimited power is, unsurprisingly, luring a large number of the country’s politicians. But, partly […]

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