Perhaps she has finally realized she cannot win and has no real case for her disputing the election result! now hopefully Ukraine can begin forming a new government and tackle the desperate needs of its people for a more prosperous life.The move to be closer to Russia is wise,the orange revolutions attempts to separate Ukraine from such an influential neighbor have been proved to be flawed,now we only need to see Georgia come to its senses and the entire region will be better off and looking to a brighter future:-)

Finally Yulia Timoshenko has withdrawn her second round of Presidential Run-off's complaint in Ukraine, at long last Ukraine now has a crystal clear path to recover from their Post-Soviet trouble's, I give Yulia Timoshenko all of the best in her future in Politic's in Ukraine, also this has now finally prevented more civil strife from within Ukraine, and Ukraine does not need to be divided they need to be United if they are to rebuild Ukraine's shattered economy and other areas of Ukraine's problems from the past. Finally like I have said in previous related Ukraine Presidential comment's here on Russia Today, Still Ukraine all of the best of luck in your future you all deserve to live in harmony and peace in a lifetime of turbulence, Good Luck to you all.

Of course Yulia dropped the appeal which was nothing more than another one of her typical dramatic stunts that have characterized her political career. Yulia is a drama queen and Ukraine is her stage. Former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, himself admitted a few days ago that bringing Timoshenko into his government was the biggest mistake of his presidency. Yulia is a very disruptive and egotistical individual who deliberately undermined Yushchenko's government to set herself up to be the next president of Ukraine. Unfortunately for Yulia, many of the Ukrainians became wise to her sinister nature, and refused to vote for her. I suspect Yulia now team up with her pal Mikhail Saakashvili to undermine Yanukovich. So, now pathetic Yulia doesn't trust the courts either. How sad that many women considered this pathetic weak creature to their hero.

i feel sorry for ukraine after it has come so far since the orange revolution.victor yushenko did a lot for the country.should yulia or victor yanokovich really be allowed to run ukraine.i think either would be a gigantic step backwards.i would be having another orange revolution to get victor yushenko reinstated

Well it is common sense to withdraw her complaint,already outside observers said it was fair and square.

Yanukovich's immediate task should be to kick Yulia Timoshenko out of the PM position since she will not resign. Yulia's ego needs to be feed, and she will fight to keep her PM position because without it she is just another parliamentarian at best. Remaining as the PM will keep Yulia in the national and international limelight that she so craves. Yulia's political career is full of deceit and double-cross. Yanukovich would be wise not to make any deals with this devious woman, and to kick her out of his government as soon as he can before she starts undermining his credibility as the president of Ukraine. I am surprised at the naivety of the Ukrainian people in ever supporting this incompetent and mischievous woman.

I think it is best to divide the "country" called Ukraine in east+south and west+center approx. along the river Dnepr and north of the Black sea coast. That way everyone will be happy.

sonia, February 20, 2010, 12:52, said ".victor yushenko did a lot for the country.should yulia or victor yanokovich really be allowed to run ukraine.i think either would be a gigantic step backwards". Dear Sonia, Why is that? Can you back up your opinion please, because I for one, do not agree. I hope Yanukovitsh, though of-course he's not saint, will bring long needed stability to Ukaine and will calm the ethnic tensions.

Sonia: "victor yushenko did a lot for the country..." Victor Yushenko was a novice at political intrigues and was incapable of judging the true character of Yulia Timoshenko - which is greedy self-interest and ruthless self-promotion. Perhaps, Victor Yushenko could have bettered the lives of ordinary Ukrainians, but he didn't. His presidency was doomed to failure because: 1. He placed American's interests above those of the Ukrainian people; 2. He alienated Russia to please America and NATO; and, 3. He weakened his presidency by forming an alliance with that mischievous Yulia Timoshenko. President Viktyor Yanukovich will not make the same mistakes as his predecessor. President Yanukovich will: 1. Never place America's interests above those of the Ukrainian people; 2. He will restore the close historic relationship with Russia and Russian people; and, 3. He will never foolishly trust that incompetent drama queen, Yulia Timoshenko

As I explained in an other comment (not published); if the original votes' result is confirmed, this will mean that Timoshenko, wittingly and certainly to please foreigners, damaged Ukraine political stability. She was a traitor and should be judged in court. She must assume the consequences of her acts. This should be an example to be followed everywhere. We are tired of "prostitute"politicians, sold to foreign interests. Best Regards. Jean-Claude Meslin

Timoshenko joint leader of the Orange Revolution which spontaneously sprang up following a flawed election and aimed to bring democracy and prosperity for the Ukrainian people. A revolution so spontaneous it took two years of pre-planning and lots of Western cash to get it off the ground. So what did this great democrate do. Well the vote didn't go her way, so she says the elction was a fraud. then she pops to court but because they wont allow public broadcasting of the procedure, she screams the court is not taking her seriously.... Well let's see during her campaign she promised to fight corruption but she has led the biggest rise in corruption ever seen in Ukraine. She promised to unite the country, but she has strongly supported Ukrainianisation, re-writting of Ukrainian history, the celebration of Ukrainian fascists, etc. She promised to work for a prosperous Ukraine but has helped lead Ukraine into financial ruin and continues to block any attempt to pass a budget. The truly amazing thing is that despite being a proven failure so many people actually voted for her - now that really does need investigating.

February 20, 2010, 14:11, newa wrote > I think it is best to divide the "country" called Ukraine in east+south and west+center approx. along the river Dnepr and north of the Black sea coast. That way everyone will be happy. Absolutely. Trouble is those in power would only fight each other over who got what, such is their greed. Assuming there are still some Ukrainian assets that haven't been sold off by the Yushchenko, Timoshenko duo that is

Yulia and Hillary, two peas in a pod.

newa: "I think it is best to divide the "country" called Ukraine" Ukraine would be a stronger country if it stayed unified and maintains close relations with the Russian Federation. The problem with Ukraine was that the "Orange Revolution" brought to power people not qualified to address the problems of the country. Georgia had the same experience when their "Rose Revolution" that brought Mikhail Saakashvili to power. Saakashvili turned out to be an incompetent despot whose only interest is to enrich himself and his cronies at the expense of the Georgian people. The interesting aspect of both "color revolutions" is that each was conducted under the umbrella of American and EU stewardship. Next time, the people of the former USSR should be more careful when Americans and EU offer them rose colored glasses to view their "wonderful future" with the West.

February 20, 2010, 14:11, newa wrote > I think it is best to divide the "country" called Ukraine in east+south and west+center approx. along the river Dnepr and north of the Black sea coast. That way everyone will be happy. Yes, this is one of the possible alternatives. But the division line should be between the four Western regions and the rest of the territory.

Ok....first of all Yanukovich is not a wise man....nor is he a litterate man but he is an ex-convict though. Second, Ukraine is not the country it use to be five years ago so Yanukovich will not be able to do what he could have done five years ago as Ukrainians have now tasted what it is really like to be free from Mother Russia.......well not our mother anyway... Yanukovich is simply a Kremlin's Stooge... Lol......"Never place America's interests above those of the Ukrainian people"........Yes, as long as you place Russia's interests above those of the Ukrainian people then everything will be just fine....lol Divide Ukraine?.......Yes, wouldn't Russia love that......

Nuta, The Western Ukrainians have never show any ability to rule themselves. That is why, throughout their history, the Western Ukrainians have always been lorded over by foreigners, be they Poles, Lithuanians, or Russians. Actually, the Western Ukrainians are the offsprings of Poles who repeatedly ravaged the region.

Nuta: "Ok....first of all Yanukovich is not a wise man....nor is he a litterate man but he is an ex-convict though." Yanukovich is wise enough not to include the pathetic drama queen, Timoshenko, in his government. Yanukovich is also smart enough to know that Ukrainian future lies with Russia, and not with the West which is dying of its own corruption and insane immigration policies. Perhaps it takes an illiterate ex-convict to rule Ukraine. Seems to me that Yanukovich can't make a bigger mess out of Ukraine that the "Orange" clowns who turned Ukraine into a theater of the absurd for the world to laugh at.

1. There is no "ukranian people". There are two peoples in Ukraine, russian-speaking (russians and "centralists") and ukranian-speaking (western nationalists) and they have nothing in common. 2. Yanukovich may or may not have done someting criminal in his youth (30 years ago), but Timoshenko doees it now and did it recently (for the past 10 years) 3. Adivision of the territory would solve all problems, this division-border should go as far west as possible.