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"Mr President, there are plenty of reasons for being pessimistic about the presidential elections in Ukraine being conducted honestly and fairly. Moreover, as it appears that the ballot box battle will require two rounds, it is of great importance that Europe should keep a careful watch on this Ukrainian electoral contest during the so-called interim period of 31 October to 21 November 2004, and I would emphatically call on the European institutions to do just that. In addition, the European Union should not place all the emphasis on who leaves the arena as victor, but also on how the battle is fought. If this is done in an unlawful manner, I would expect the Council and Commission to send a clear signal in the direction of Kiev. Although Ukraine’s international isolation may not be in the interest of the Union’s Member States, a ‘business as usual’ attitude is out of the question if that happens.
I should like to finish with a pressing question. How does the Council view the obvious interference of the Russian President in these Ukrainian presidential elections? After all, this intervention undoubtedly affects the EU Member States’ external interests, not to mention Ukraine’s national independence and its citizens’ political freedom."@en1
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