Yanukovich claims Ukraine presidency

Reports and analysis of the second round of Ukraine's Presidential Election, February 2010.

BBC News, 9.2.10: Eyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8505397.stm

NRC Handelsblad, 9.2.10: New Ukrainian president faces feisty opposition http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2479039.ece/New_Ukrainian_president_faces_feisty_opposition

OSCE: Press Release, 8.2.10: Run-off confirms that Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments http://www.osce.org/node/51888

BBC News, 11.2.10: Ukraine's PM Tymoshenko back to business as usual http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8510070.stm

Deutsche Welle, 11.2.10: Tymoshenko refuses to concede Ukrainian defeat http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5239869,00.html

ITAR-TASS, 11.2.10: Timoshenko will not resign – deputy prime minister http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

ITAR-TASS, 8.2.10: Ukraine: gap between Yanukovich, Timoshenko growing http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

Gazeta Wyborcza, 8.2.10: Ukraine turns blue (as translated by PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/185101-ukraine-turns-blue

Spiegel Online International, 8.2.10: Ukraine Remains Divided after Runoff Election http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,676466,00.html

ESO: Background information: Ukraine: Presidential Election 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukraine-presidential-election-2010/

BBC News, 8.2.10: Pro-Moscow Yanukovych 'to win Ukraine election' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8503177.stm

Deutsche Welle, 8.2.10: Yanukovich holds narrow lead in Ukraine's presidential runoff http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5223464,00.html

Council of the European Union: Press Release, A13/10: Statement by HR Catherine Ashton, on the Ukrainian presidential elections, January 17th and February 7th, 2010 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/112805.pdf

Council of Europe: Press Release, No.101, 2010: Run-off confirms that Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1582017&Site=DC&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE

BBC News, 9.2.10: Ukraine instability fears as Tymoshenko plans next move http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8506491.stm

BBC News, 10.2.10: Ukraine election: Yanukovych urges Tymoshenko to quit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8508276.stm

Ukraine: Party of Regions, 9.2.10: Viktor Yanukovych: Yulia Tymoshenko takes the risk of turning from a hero of ‘orange revolution’ into its executioner http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/4b717767e220e/

Ukraine: Party of Regions, 10.2.10: Viktor Yanukovych: We will together make Ukraine a strong country where people's rights are respected http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/4b729d6e11124/

Ukraine: Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko, 8.2.10: Yulia Tymoshenko’s team will defend its results despite falsification http://www.ibyut.com/index_files/842.html

EurActiv, 9.2.10: EU puts pressure on Tymoshenko to concede defeat http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-puts-pressure-tymoshenko-conc-news-257587

ITAR-TASS, 9.2.10: Medvedev congratulates Yanukovich on election success http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

EurActiv, 8.2.10: Pro-Russia Yanukovich set to win Ukraine elections http://www.euractiv.com/east-mediterranean/pro-russia-yanukovich-leads-ahead-ukraine-vote/article-189358

Polskie Radio, 8.2.10: Poland open to new Ukrainian President http://www.thenews.pl/international/artykul125161_poland-open-to-new-ukrainian-president.html

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