Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko under pressure to concede in presidential race
| The prime minister stays quiet while supporters of her rival, Viktor Yanukovich, celebrate his win.
Pressure swelled Monday for Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to bow out gracefully from a hard-fought and narrowly lost presidential race. 02/09/2010 10:40 (LaTimes world) Continue to read news >> |
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