By Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European Bureau of Vestnik Kavkaza
Almost all the leading tabloids of Germany have published articles about the recent parliamentary polls in Ukraine. They point out one obvious fact: the “pro-Western parties” have claimed victory in Ukraine. Most authors state that the result of the elections to the Ukrainian parliament proves the failure of the Kremlin’s policy in Ukraine.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to hector Ukrainians with both war and economic pressure. The elections demonstrated that the supremacy of law and democracy are more attractive to the inhabitants of Ukraine than money and military power,” says conservative Die Welt. It emphasizes that Ukrainian nationalists (Right Sector, Freedom) gained few votes, thus refuting fascist labels given to the new Ukrainian government.
Spiegel considers that Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s harsh rhetoric towards the south-east of Ukraine helped him take votes from the far right. Thus, the majority of nationalistic voters favoured the People’s Front. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) wrote the following: “The electoral lists of Petro Poroshenko’s bloc included activists, journalists and representatives of the Crimean Tatars. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and his People’s Front put emphasis on national feelings and the fight against pro-Russian separatists. His lists included commanders of voluntary squads who fought on the eastern front.” The newspaper notes that the pro-Russian Opposition Bloc, the successor to the Party of Regions, got about 10% of votes.
Süddeutsche Zeitung notes: “President Petro Poroshenko expected the early elections to help him strengthen his constituents. But many voters made it clear that they did not like the policy of compromises with Putin. Current Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, on the contrary, backs a harsh course towards Putin, allowing him to become an equal competitor of Poroshenko. The largest outsiders in the past elections were the Communists, who did not enter the parliament. The result has historical value.”
Spiegel published an article about the triumph of the People’s Front leader. “The Americans put their bets on Yatsenyuk beforehand,” says Spiegel, hinting the conversation of U.S. diplomat Nuland about further developments around the Maidan with the U.S. ambassador in Kiev in February. In the conversation, she made plans to continue cooperation with Arseniy Yatsenyuk very clear. Spiegel notes that the chances of the Euromaidan repeating the fate of the “orange” camp were becoming more bothersome.
The Euromaidan movement may follow the fate of the “orange” campBy Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European Bureau of Vestnik KavkazaAlmost all the leading tabloids of Germany have published articles about the recent parliamentary polls in Ukraine. They point out one obvious fact: the “pro-Western parties” have claimed victory in Ukraine. Most authors state that the result of the elections to the Ukrainian parliament proves the failure of the Kremlin’s policy in Ukraine.“Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to hector Ukrainians with both war and economic pressure. The elections demonstrated that the supremacy of law and democracy are more attractive to the inhabitants of Ukraine than money and military power,” says conservative Die Welt. It emphasizes that Ukrainian nationalists (Right Sector, Freedom) gained few votes, thus refuting fascist labels given to the new Ukrainian government.Spiegel considers that Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s harsh rhetoric towards the south-east of Ukraine helped him take votes from the far right. Thus, the majority of nationalistic voters favoured the People’s Front. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) wrote the following: “The electoral lists of Petro Poroshenko’s bloc included activists, journalists and representatives of the Crimean Tatars. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and his People’s Front put emphasis on national feelings and the fight against pro-Russian separatists. His lists included commanders of voluntary squads who fought on the eastern front.” The newspaper notes that the pro-Russian Opposition Bloc, the successor to the Party of Regions, got about 10% of votes.Süddeutsche Zeitung notes: “President Petro Poroshenko expected the early elections to help him strengthen his constituents. But many voters made it clear that they did not like the policy of compromises with Putin. Current Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, on the contrary, backs a harsh course towards Putin, allowing him to become an equal competitor of Poroshenko. The largest outsiders in the past elections were the Communists, who did not enter the parliament. The result has historical value.”Spiegel published an article about the triumph of the People’s Front leader. “The Americans put their bets on Yatsenyuk beforehand,” says Spiegel, hinting the conversation of U.S. diplomat Nuland about further developments around the Maidan with the U.S. ambassador in Kiev in February. In the conversation, she made plans to continue cooperation with Arseniy Yatsenyuk very clear. Spiegel notes that the chances of the Euromaidan repeating the fate of the “orange” camp were becoming more botherso
