Ukraine Elections: A Coincidence of Russian and Western Interests

Vladimir Frolov, president of LEFF Group, a political consultancy that worked with several candidates in the Ukrainian election campaign, told Chief Editor of RussiaProfile.org Andrei Zolotov Jr. that while the elections showed development in Ukraine’s democracy and nationhood, they also demonstrated the failure of the Orange Revolution leaders. But more importantly, the interests of Russia and the West in a stable Ukraine have now coincided. Russia, the United States and the European Union have all endorsed principles rather than candidates, and all three are ready to work with the winner – Viktor Yanukovich