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Sports stars shake up Ukraine election

AFP

Ukraine’s best-known sports stars, boxing champion Vitali Klitschko and the footballer Andriy Shevchenko, are both vying for power in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in a bid to send a shockwave through Ukrainian politics. Heavyweight Klitschko, 41, who fought his last bout in September, leads his…

European Leaders Caution Against Pre-Judging Elections in Ukraine

PR Newswire

BERLIN, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

– European leaders gathering in Berlin for a conference entitled “Ukraine and Europe: Elections, Integration and Economic Prospects” warned that Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Ukraine should not be pre-judged or seen “through the lens of the Tymoshenko case.

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