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U.S. REJECTS ANNOUNCED RESULTS IN ELECTION

The United States yesterday rejected the announced results of Ukraine's
disputed presidential election and warned the government of the former
Soviet republic to uphold democracy or face consequences in its
relationships with the United States and Europe. [article one]

"THE ACTION UKRAINE REPORT" Year 04, Number 230
The Action Ukraine Coalition (AUC), Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA), Huntingdon Valley, PA
morganw@patriot.net, ArtUkraine.com@starpower.net (ARTUIS)
Washington, D.C., Kyiv, Ukraine, THURSDAY, November 25, 2004

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"Major International News Headlines and Articles"

1. U.S. REJECTS TALLY, WARNS UKRAINE
By William Branigin, Washington Post Staff Writer
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A36

2. BRIEFING BY SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL
Secretary Colin L. Powell, U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC, Wed, November 24, 2004 (1:00 p.m. EST)

3. PRO-RUSSIAN CANDIDATE DECLARED UKRAINE WINNER
Opposition Leader Vows to Fight Results, Calls for Nationwide Strike
By Peter Finn, Washington Post Foreign Service
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A01

4. "IN KIEV, A SEA OF PEOPLE SAY VOTE ISN'T OVER YET"
'Finally awake,' Ukrainians gripped by political fervor - A
polemical presidential race has fueled interest in civic affairs
By Peter Finn, Washington Post Foreign Service
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A38

5. STATEMENT BY U.S. CONGRESSIONAL UKRAINIAN CAUCUS
Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, U.S. Congress
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004

6. LETTER TO U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH FROM THE
UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Ukrainian Historical Association
Kent, Ohio, Tue, November 23, 2004

7. UKRAINIAN-AMERICANS IN CHICAGO PROTEST FORMER
SOVIET REPUBLIC'S ELECTION
By Alex P. Kellogg, Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois, Wed, Nov 24, 2004

8. "WHILE WE LOOKED AWAY, CZAR PUTIN STOLE UKRAINE"
COMMENTARY: By Dick Morris, The Hill
Washington, D.C., Wed, November 24, 2004

9.UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS'S POSITION ON THE ELECTIONS
UWC, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 22, 2004

10. UKRAINE OPPOSITION LEADER PROPOSES NEW ELECTION
By Yuri Kulikov, Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Wed, Nov. 24, 2004

11.YUSHCHENKO PROBES CHINKS IN ARMOUR OF KUCHMA REGIME
By Stefan Wagstyl and Tom Warner
Financial Times, London, UK, Wed, November 24 2004

12. GOVERNMENT OF WARSAW SYMBOLICALLY RECOGNIZES
YUSHCHENKO AS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, November 25, 2004

13. EX-PRESIDENT OF POLAND LECH WALESA TO VISIT
UKRAINE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, November 25, 2004

14. JULYIA TYMOSHENKO ACCUSES KUCHMA, YANUKOVYCH,
MEDVEDCUK, BILOKON, AND PG VASYLIEV AND 11 OF THE
15 MEMBERS OF CEC OF CARRYING OUT COUP E'TAT
Provider: Ukrainian News Agency, Wed, November 24, 2004 (21:40)

15. EUROVISION WINNER RUSLANA DECLARES HUNGER STRIKE
IN PROTEST AGAINST DECISION OF CEC TO RECOGNIZE
YANUKOVYCH AS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, November 24, 2004 (20:53)

16. IS ALL THIS IN THE INTEREST OF UKRAINE?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, The Action Ukraine Report
>From Luca Brusati, Chair of Management, Udine State University
Gorizia, Italy, Thurday, Nov 25, 2004, 3:54 AM
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1. U.S. REJECTS TALLY, WARNS UKRAINE

By William Branigin, Washington Post Staff Writer
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A36

In a news briefing at the State Department, Secretary of State Colin L.
Powell delivered a sharp rebuke to the Ukrainian authorities who yesterday
declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of a runoff election
Sunday that Ukrainian protesters and foreign observers said was marred by
fraud.

"We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet
international standards and because there has not been an investigation of
the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse," Powell said.

His comments came shortly after Ukraine's Central Election Commission
announced that Yanukovych, whose candidacy was backed by Russian
President Vladimir Putin, won the runoff with 49.46 percent of the vote,
defeating pro-Western opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko, who
was said to have received 46.61 percent. Exit polls on election day had
put Yushchenko well ahead, and U.S. and European observers said there
were widespread irregularities.

Powell's remarks were more forceful than those the administration made
Tuesday when President Bush issued a statement saying the United States
was "deeply disturbed" by "indications of fraud" in the elections.

Yesterday, Powell called for "a full review of the conduct of the election"
and tallying of results. "It is time for Ukrainian leaders to decide whether
they are on the side of democracy or not, whether they respect the will of
the people or not.

"If the Ukrainian government does not act immediately and responsibly,
there will be consequences for our relationship, for Ukraine's hopes for a
Euro-Atlantic integration, and for individuals responsible for perpetrating
fraud," he said.

Powell said he has discussed the situation with Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine's
outgoing president and a Kremlin ally who backed Yanukovych, and with
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, among other officials. In his
conversation with Lavrov, Powell said, "I underscored our strong support
for a fair investigation of the election and the absolute importance that no
violence is used against the Ukrainian people."

Powell said the United States and Russia want to find a solution to the
problem based on legal procedures. "We're not looking for a contest with the
Russians over this," he said. "We're looking for a way to make sure that the
will of the Ukrainian people is respected. . . ."

He declined to specify the consequences he said could flow from Ukraine's
failure to ensure a fair election outcome. "At the moment, we're not taking
any actions," he said. "We want to see what the ultimate results are. So I
would not get into any specifics."

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), the ranking Democrat on the Foreign
Relations Committee, said Ukraine's leaders should "immediately invalidate
the election results, invite an independent commission to investigate the
numerous reports of fraud and protect all peaceful demonstrators."

Germany has also criticized the election and expressed concern about the
situation in Ukraine, which declared independence from Moscow 13 years
ago. "There has been massive electoral fraud," German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder told the country's legislature. Another country expressing
similar criticism was Canada, which echoed Powell's statement by announcing
that it cannot accept the election results. -30-
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2. BRIEFING BY SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL

Secretary Colin L. Powell, U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC, Wed, November 24, 2004 (1:00 p.m. EST)

SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, everyone. A dozen years ago,
Ukrainians chose freedom and independence, setting their country on a
path of democracy and prosperity.

The United States has been a consistent partner with Ukraine in this
journey. Similarly, today the United States stands with the people of
Ukraine and their effort to ensure their democratic choice.

Indeed, this is a critical moment. It is time for Ukrainian leaders to
decide whether they are on the side of democracy or not, whether they
respect the will of the people or not.

If the Ukrainian Government does not act immediately and responsibly,
there will be consequences for our relationship for Ukraine's hopes for
Euro-Atlantic integration and for individuals responsible for perpetrating
fraud.

The Central Election Commission has just announced official results and
declared the current prime minister the winner. We cannot accept this result
as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because
there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of
fraud and abuse. We have been following developments very closely and
are deeply disturbed by the extensive and credible reports of fraud in
the election. We call for a full review of the conduct of the election and
the tallying of election results.

During the election campaign, the Ukrainian authorities at the highest level
repeatedly sent a message about the importance of free and fair elections.
We deeply regret that they did not take the opportunity to demonstrate
their commitment to democracy and to be a model for the region and the
world. It is still not too late for Ukrainian authorities to find a solution
that respects the will of the Ukrainian people.

Countries around the world are watching the actions of Ukrainian leaders.
We urge them to seize the moment. Both Mr. Yushenko and Mr.
Yanukovych have suggested today that there may be a way to resolve this.
Hopefully, this will give us a opening to find a solution.

I have spoken this morning with President Kuchma to press him to take
advantage of these kinds of openings and also to caution him against the
use of any kind of force against the demonstrators, and also encouraged
him to use the legitimate means available to him to examine these election
results and these allegations of fraud and abuse.

Also this morning I have spoken with EU Commission Chairman Barosso
and with High Representative Javier Solana about the situation in Ukraine,
and I can assure you that we share a common goal and perspective of the
situation.

We have also been in touch with the Polish Government and support the
offer of President Kwasniewski to mediate.

I have also spoken this morning to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov about
the situation. I underscored our strong support for a fair investigation of
the election and the absolute importance that no violence is used against
the Ukrainian people.

Tomorrow is the EU-Russian summit in Europe, and I am confident this
will be a subject of discussion between the EU leadership and the Russians.
We call on all sides to work to achieve a fair and just outcome without the
use of force. We remind the Ukrainian authorities that they bear a special
responsibility not to use or incite violence.

Thank you.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, given the Russian role in the election process,
do you see any negative consequences for U.S.-Russian relations in view
of the fact that they have overtly support Yanukovych?

SECRETARY POWELL: Well, I had a good conversation with Minister
Lavrov. What we are both interested in right now is finding a solution to
this problem, a solution that is based on the law and using legal procedures
to resolve these allegations of fraud, well-substantiated allegations from
Senator Lugar and OSCE monitors and other monitors, and what we are
trying to do now is to use diplomacy and use political actions to resolve
this.

We're not looking for a contest with the Russians over this. We're looking
for a way to make sure that the will of the Ukrainian people is respected
and when we get an outcome that will truly reflect the desires of the
Iranian* people for who their next leader should be.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, when you talk about a solution, do you think
that the election was so tainted, the results so compromised, that there
should be a new vote? And when you talk about consequences to the
bilateral relationship, are you talking about reducing some of the about
$150 million that the United States gives Ukraine each year?

SECRETARY POWELL: At the moment, we're not taking any actions.
We want to see what the ultimate results are so we're not getting into any
specifics.

One suggestion that has been made is another election but there are other
suggestions out there. This is the time for all alternatives to be examined,
to be examined carefully, to be examined in light of the law, and hopefully,
the parties acting reasonably and doing everything to avoid any use of
force can find a way forward. They'll get a lot of assistance from the
European community, from the United States, from President Kwasniewski
of Poland, who is playing an important role.

And right now, we are looking at a way to move forward, not a way to
punish or to do anything else but move forward peacefully to get a result
that reflects the will of the Ukrainian people in a free and fair manner so
that it can be accepted by the Ukrainian people and by the international
community.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, you've -- this Department has talked in the
past about the importance of allowing nations to conduct elections without
outside interference. My question is, does the Ukrainian election represent
an example that goes against that principle, specifically Russian
interference in the process?

SECRETARY POWELL: What we stand for is free, fair, open elections,
and we do not believe we have seen that in this instance, and what I would
rather do is concentrate on how we get out of, and how the Ukrainians get
out of the difficult situation they find themselves in. At a later time, one
can talk about how we got into this situation, but right now we want to
focus on how we get out of it. -30- [Action Ukraine Monitoring Service]
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3. PRO-RUSSIAN CANDIDATE DECLARED UKRAINE WINNER
Opposition Leader Vows to Fight Results, Calls for Nationwide Strike

By Peter Finn, Washington Post Foreign Service
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A01

KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 24 -- Ukraine's Central Elections Commission
declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the country's
bitterly disputed presidential vote Wednesday, defying strong pressure from
the United States and other Western countries. In response, opposition
leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a national strike starting Thursday.

Following the commission's ruling that Yanukovych won 49.46 percent of the
vote to 46.61 percent for Yushchenko, rhetoric from both camps escalated,
with each accusing the other of planning a coup. Hundreds of thousands of
opposition supporters remained in the streets, pressing their claim that
Yanukovych stole the election. Smaller numbers of Yanukovych supporters
also arrived in the city.

Speaking after the election commission issued its official finding,
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell told reporters in Washington, "We
cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet
international standards and because there has not been an investigation
of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse.

"If the Ukrainian government does not act immediately and responsibly,"
Powell said, "there will be consequences for our relationship, for Ukraine's
hopes for Euro-Atlantic integration, and for individuals responsible for
perpetrating fraud." The 25-country European Union and Canada, which
has a large Ukrainian population, issued similar statements.

International response to the vote in Ukraine, a former Soviet republic
where democracy has faltered since independence in 1991, has split along
Cold War lines. Moscow has supported Yanukovych, who favors closer ties
with Russia; Western governments have been sympathetic to claims of fraud
from Yushchenko, who has campaigned for closer relations with the E.U.
and the NATO alliance.

Several thousand Yushchenko supporters massed Wednesday night outside
the offices of incumbent President Leonid Kuchma, who supports Yanukovych.
The offices were guarded by riot police, and the standoff remained peaceful.

In a speech to throngs of supporters who continued Wednesday to maintain a
vigil in the capital's Independence Square, despite intense cold, Yushchenko
declared that government leaders "want to bring us to our knees." The
commission's vote tally, he said, "has put Ukraine on the verge of a
political coup."

Socialist Party leader Oleksandr Moroz, one of Yushchenko's key strategists,
said the opposition was "organizing citizens, stopping lessons at schools
and universities, stopping work at enterprises, stopping transport . . .
and, thus, we'll force the authorities to think about what they are doing."

President Kuchma said that Yushchenko's supporters were trying to "carry
out . a coup d'etat," according to the Interfax News Agency. He told
foreign
governments to "refrain from interference in Ukraine's affairs."

The lower house of the Russian parliament adopted a statement condemning
the opposition. Deputies "express deep concern over the illegal actions of
Ukraine's radical opposition forces, which may lead to dramatic consequences
for the brotherly people," the statement said.

The day had begun with signs of compromise. Speaking to supporters,
Yushchenko declared his willingness for a second staging of the run-off
election that was held Sunday, "provided we have an honest Central Election
Commission."

Yanukovych, meanwhile, said he was not interested in a "fictitious" victory
and that "no position of authority, no matter how important, is worth a
single human life."

But late in the afternoon, commission chairman Sergei Kivalov began to read
the official election results in the commission chamber, over the din of
Yushchenko supporters in the room who cried "shame, shame." Yanukovych
supporters applauded their man's victory. Two of the commission's 13
members refused to sign the official results.

Outside the commission, several hundred Yanukovych supporters who have
arrived in the capital from the prime minister's stronghold in the eastern
part of the country milled around log fires burning on the ice as they
listened to loudspeakers broadcasting old Soviet songs interspersed at one
point with an instrumental version of the Eagles's "Hotel California." A
handful of Yushchenko supporters engaged some of them in debate about the
election.

"We are here to support our president," said Roman Bagayev, a 27-year-old
factory worker from Donetsk, the city where Yanukovych was once governor
and where Yushchenko and Western monitors said fraud was most prevalent.
"There is a danger of revolution and we are here to protect our country."

Despite Yanukovych's conciliatory statement earlier in the day, his campaign
released a statement that seemed to rule out further review of the
elections.

The commission "gave serious consideration to election observers' reports of
campaign and ballot counting irregularities," said campaign chairman Sergei
Tyhypko in the statement. "However, with mounting public confrontation, the
duly empowered authorities of the Ukrainian government felt further
unwarranted delay would only increase the prospect of violence and civil
strife. . . . To the extent there were irregularities and abuses in the
campaign and the election, there is no reason to think that they were of
sufficient magnitude to affect the outcome."

In the statement, which referred to Yanukovych as the president-elect,
Tyhypko called on "Yushchenko and his supporters to meet with his
transition team to assist in taking early steps to heal the passions that
have bitterly divided Ukraine and to restore national unity."

Mykola Tomenko, a member of parliament and Yushchenko supporter, said
the only discussion would be about "the peaceful handing over of power to
Yushchenko by Kuchma." -30- [Action Ukraine Monitoring Service]
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4. "IN KIEV, A SEA OF PEOPLE SAY VOTE ISN'T OVER YET"
'Finally awake,' Ukrainians gripped by political fervor - A
polemical presidential race has fueled interest in civic affairs

By Peter Finn, Washington Post Foreign Service
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 25, 2004; Page A38

KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 24 -- From the cosmetics company where Alexander
Kmet works, the employees come in shifts with the blessing of their boss, as
many as 25 at a time. And so Kmet, 30, finds himself shuttling between work
and Independence Square up to three times a day to join tens of thousands of
supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko who have gathered
here in biting cold for the last three days.

"I don't realize I'm freezing and exhausted until I get home every night and
collapse," said Kmet, his hands shoved in his pockets and his shoulders
hunched and shuddering as he spoke. "But this is an inspiring moment in the
history of our country. We have to be here." "The truth makes us warm," Ala
Babich, 38, a management student, said before breaking into the protest song
"We Shall Overcome" in English.

A presidential election that the opposition and Western monitors say was
marred by serious fraud has made instant political activists of large
numbers of citizens in this country of 48 million people, which lies between
Russia and the European Union.

Outside the offices of the Central Elections Commission, several hundred men
gather to show support for Viktor Yanukovych, the government-backed
candidate who was officially declared the winner Wednesday. At night, they
retire to tents pitched in a nearby park.

Their turnout is dwarfed by the scene each day in Independence Square. The
vast plaza, overlooked by the 14-story Hotel Ukraine, becomes a sea of cold,
determined people, their clothing often soaked by melting snow.

"At first we watched it on television, because we're not so young anymore
and we live on the edge of the city," said Galina Kiyashko, 68, a retired
engineer who came to the square with her husband, Grigory, a children's book
writer. "But our hearts called us out."

Wednesday afternoon, the Kiyashkos found themselves physically lifted off
their feet by the surging crowd as they stood by the stage waiting for
Yushchenko to speak. "Look at how strong we are," said Grigory Kiyashko,
marveling at the throng as he searched for his footing. "Other people are
probably jealous of this unity. I've never seen the country so happy and
together."

This isn't the first dubious election since Ukraine became independent after
the collapse of the Soviet Union. But it has been among the most
competitive. Yushchenko was largely shut out of state television programming
and barnstormed across the country holding old-fashioned rallies.

In the square, the swell of protest since the vote surprises many people.
"Our nation is finally awake," said Yurig Shekurko, 28, a priest in the
country's Greek Catholic Church, who traveled to the capital from Staryy
Sambir on the Polish border. "Before, we talked and complained, but now
we're actually doing something."

Shekurko said he had come with 10 other men, among thousands who have
poured into Kiev from the western provinces where support for Yushchenko
is strong. They have bunked down with friends in Kiev, grabbing something
to eat from volunteers who are providing hot food around the square. "It's
hard," said Shekurko, "but freedom is never easy."

A hard core of several hundred opposition partisans maintains a presence
through the night in the square, often chanting, "Yushchenko, Yushchenko."
In the morning, crowds begin to filter back after sleeping at home or
friends' houses. During the day, politicians, athletes, singers, poets and
other celebrities address the crowd, their images displayed on huge video
screens.

The candidate himself, looking increasingly tired, steps onto the speaker's
platform once or twice a day, his imminent appearance generating an
excitement that is never quite matched by his somewhat flat oratory.
"Because you are together, you are warm," he said Wednesday, as falling
snow swirled around him.

Yushchenko's speeches are constantly interrupted by chants of his name that
rise in volume to the level of a boom, carrying into nearby streets like the
distant sounds of fans at a football game. "We are not going home until we
get our freedom," said Sasha Zobas, 20, an engineering student at the
National Aviation University. "The authorities think they can wait us out,
but they won't." -30- [Action Ukraine Report Monitoring Service]
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5. STATEMENT BY U.S. CONGRESSIONAL UKRAINIAN CAUCUS

>From The Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., Wed, Nov. 24, 2004

The Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, led by Representative Curt
Weldon (Republican of Pennsylvania) and Representative Marcy
Kaptur (Democrat of Ohio) issued the following statement this
morning about the political crisis in Ukraine:

Congress of the United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
November 24, 2004

The Congressional Ukrainian Caucus (CUC) joins the European Union
in urging a full and fair counting of the results of Ukraine's presidential
election. The number of abuses reported during the pre-election campaign
and on Election Day indicates that the officially declared results may not
be accurate.

As Members of the U.S. Congress, we call on our colleagues in Ukraine
and urge them to keep the interests of their people in mind. The government
is created for the people and their will is the law to civil servants. We
urge you to investigate fully all claims of election fraud. We stand with
the people of Ukraine and will provide all the support in our power to
help them defend their civic rights.

As representatives of the American people we send our greetings to the
people of Ukraine and remain humbled by their strength and unity in these
difficult and critical times. On behalf of our nation, we would like to
express extreme pleasure in seeing that the civic community of Ukraine is
very active and that the people of Ukraine conduct their protest in a calm
and civilized manner and do not resort to violence. The American people
side with the people of Ukraine and support their demands for protection
of the basic right to elect leadership in a free and fair manner. You have
shown the world that you are a truly democratic nation.
Signed,
CURT WELDON MARCY KAPTUR
Member of Congress Member of Congress
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6. LETTER TO U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH FROM THE
UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE UKRAINIENNE
UKRAINIS HE HISTORISCHE GESELLSCHAFT
P.O. Box 312, Kent, Ohio 44240, USA
Tel.: (330) 297-1390. e-mail: ukrhist@aol.com
Fax: (330) 297-1327

November 23, 2004
George W. Bush, President United States of America
Dear Mr. President:

On November 21, the Ukrainian people went to the polls to elect their
president. As with the first round, on October 31, there was an
exceptionally high voter turnout, signaling the desire of the Ukrainian
people to be actively involved in the democratic process. It is now evident
that this second round is as marred by serious election violations and
voter fraud as was the first.

Documented violations used by the authorities to sway the election to the
state supported candidate, Mr. Victor Yanukovich, were serious and
pervasive, designed to rob the people of a fair and honest election. In
spite of these massive administration efforts to suppress the vote for the
opposition candidate, Victor Yushchenko, credible exit polls showed
that the Ukrainian people elected him by a 7 to 11% margin over the
state supported Yanukovich, well above the margin of error. Contrary
to these exit polls favoring Mr. Yushchenko, the state controlled Central
Electoral Commission gave Victor Yanukovych a 3% lead, through
manipulating the outcome by deliberately increasing the reported turnout,
specifically in Donetsk and Luhansk.

The international election observer commission of the OSCE, the European
Parliament, NATO and other monitoring bodies released their verdicts: the
election process failed to meet the required democratic standards and the
election was "not free and was not fair". Senator Richard Lugar concluded
that "a concerted and forceful program of election day fraud and abuse was
enacted with either the leadership or cooperation of government
authorities".

We are calling upon you, Mr. President, to continue to strongly condemn
the election fraud perpetuated upon the Ukrainian people, to continue urging
the Ukrainian authorities not to certify these illegitimate results, and to
express your full support to the hundreds of thousands of brave Ukrainians
now demonstrating in the defense of their democratic rights and the
upholding of their nation's constitution by refusing to accept the
fraudulent results from an authority which has broken their own state's
election laws.

Your unwavering support of the Ukrainian people in their fight for honest
elections will demonstrate your commitment to spreading freedom to
various parts of this world.
Respectfully,
Lubomyr Wynar, Ph.D.. President, Ukrainian Historical Association
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7. UKRAINIAN-AMERICANS IN CHICAGO PROTEST FORMER
SOVIET REPUBLIC'S ELECTION

By Alex P. Kellogg, Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois, Wed, Nov 24, 2004

CHICAGO - (KRT) - Hundreds of Ukrainian-Americans carrying protest
signs and wearing orange, the color of Ukraine's opposition campaign,
marched Tuesday in downtown Chicago to condemn Sunday's presidential
election in the former Soviet republic.

Marchers said they were showing support for the tens of thousands of
people who have packed the streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to
protest the declared victory of Kremlin-backed candidate Viktor
Yanukovych, currently the prime minister.

"We are against the fraudulent election that has taken place in the
Ukraine," said Bohdanna Czerniak, 18, a freshman at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "We want a democracy like the United
States has. Ukrainians don't want to be under communism."

Czerniak was wearing an orange sweatshirt to show her support of
Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader who is seen as a more
liberal, Western-minded reformer. Because of his association with
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yanukovych's detractors regard him
as pro-communist.

There were similar protests Tuesday in front of the Russian and
Ukrainian consulates in New York and protests in Toronto and
Washington are planned for Wednesday.

"We're here to remind the U.S. that it is all about democracy," said
Roxana Pylypczak, 46. "You have three generations of people all
fighting for the same thing - to keep their language and their culture
and to be free to speak their minds without being jailed."

Pylypczak, a pharmacist who also directs a local Ukrainian dance
company, said the U.S. should intervene in Ukraine as it did in Iraq.

Protesters marched downtown from the Dirksen Federal Building to
Pioneer Square, about a 16-block walk. They waved the blue-and-yellow
Ukrainian flag and carried signs with messages that read "Russian
Troops Out of Ukraine" and "Do Not Recognize Fraudulent Elections."
The Illinois division of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
organized the three-hour rally.

Sonia Hrynewycz of Bloomingdale came to the protest with two friends,
Valerie Chryniwsky and Iranka Karawan. She said it was important to
show solidarity with people in her homeland.

"This is a moment we have to seize," Hrynewycz said. "They are
entitled to have the president they picked, not the one they falsified."
Her friends agreed. "The election was false and fraudulent, and that is
why we have to protest," Karawan said. -30-
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8. "WHILE WE LOOKED AWAY, CZAR PUTIN STOLE UKRAINE"

COMMENTARY: By Dick Morris, The Hill
Washington, D.C., Wed, November 24, 2004

While we looked away, Czar Putin stole Ukraine

Would-be czar Vladimir Putin has taken a giant step toward reasserting the
regional hegemony of the former Soviet Union by stealing the election in
Ukraine right under our noses.

As an unpaid, volunteer adviser to Viktor Yushchenko, the democratic
candidate for president, I have seen, firsthand, how Viktor Yanukovich, the
Putin candidate backed by a coalition of the Russian Mafia, oil barons,
former KGB officials and communists stole the election and thwarted the
obvious will of the voters.

While the former Soviet Union was composed of many smaller nations, now
independent, the key was the combination of Russia and Ukraine. Russia's 145
million people and Ukraine's 45 million are the core of what was the Soviet
empire. Reuniting them has to be the primary goal of any aspiring Russian
czar. But the Ukrainian people don't want Russian domination.

The election contest pitted Yushchenko, who got the virtually solid support
of the 60 percent of the population that is Ukrainian by ethnicity, against
Yanukovich, who won equally united backing from the 40 percent that is
ethnically Russian. The result was obvious: Exit polls (more accurate in
Ukraine than when our own TV networks do them) showed Yushchenko
winning by more than 10 points. But the final results, announced by the
government, which supported Yanukovich, showed a small margin in
favor of the Russian-backed candidate.

Putin regarded the contest as so important that he personally visited
Ukraine in the weeks before the election to campaign for his candidate, a
clear violation of the most elementary standards of independence and
protocol. His former KGB henchmen - and once and future communists -
combined with Russian organized-crime figures and oil barons to pump
money into the race and to intimidate voters on the ground.

Yushchenko, a pro-Western former prime minister, survived two assassination
attempts to make the race. At the start of the contest, he was run off the
road while driving in Ukraine. When he walked away from the wreck, the
opposition poisoned him. Hospitalized in Vienna, his doctors diagnosed the
poison, which mimicked a stroke in its symptoms, and nursed him to recovery.

If they couldn't commit murder, Putin's boys decided to commit larceny and
did all they could to stack the election. Their totally controlled print and
television media - all the information outlets in the nation - refused to
give any favorable coverage to Yushchenko and biased all their news toward
Yanukovich. We couldn't even buy advertising space in any mass-media outlet.
But, undaunted, Yushchenko's supporters got their message out by hand,
distributing leaflets and fliers to every single household in the nation
several times each week.

When, finally, the forces of freedom won the election, Putin's operatives
rigged the count and released totally phony results showing their stooge to
be the winner.

The stakes could not be higher. If Ukraine and Russia combine, as Putin
clearly wants, the old Soviet Union will be back on the road to regional
domination and the old ambitions of global power will return. And 45 million
people will be cheated of the right to determine their own future.

We, in the West, are at best distracted and at worst willing to cede to
Putin regional control in return for his assistance in the war on terror.
This is a mistake of the same order of magnitude as the allies made in
the 1930s in dealing with Hitler. The theft of the Ukrainian election is
parallel to Germany's decision to march into the Rhineland. And our
refusal to notice or act is akin to the French and British policy of turning
the other way.

Freedom may be on the march in the Middle East, but it is in full retreat in
Eastern Europe.

So, again the echo of the Nixonian question about China: Who lost Ukraine?
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9. UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS'S POSITION ON THE ELECTIONS

UWC, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, November 22, 2004

KYIV - The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), irrespective of the final
results as currently reported by the Central Election Commission (CEC)
of Ukraine, does not believe the results of the November 21st election to
accurately reflect the real political will of the Ukrainian people.

The Ukrainian Diaspora, whose activities are coordinated by the UWC,
recognizes Victor Yushchenko as the winner of this election - and offers
support as required or requested by the Ukrainian people - to ensure an
independent democratic Ukraine.

The UWC (with member organizations in 30 countries representing over
20 million Ukrainian Diaspora) actively monitored the pre-election period,
October 31st election and November 21st election. The conclusions noted
below are drawn from the direct observation of over 250 accredited
international monitors.

Widespread violations and abuses, as documented and reported both
through the pre-election and election periods, have directly benefited the
candidacy of presidential candidate Victor Yanukovych.

Should Victor Yanukovych be declared president by the CEC, he cannot
be deemed to have been elected through a fair and free expression of the
political will of the Ukrainian voters. Should Victor Yushchenko be
declared President by the CEC, he will have earned that position despite
systemic administrative obstructionism, voter manipulation, state
controlled media bias and innumerable electoral violations.

Documented violations include but are not limited to:
* fraudulent proxy voting
* multiple voting
* ballot box stuffing by administrative officials and electoral
commission members
* bribery
* administrative resource mobilization
* threats and intimidations
* voter list manipulation
* and ballot box destruction and vandalism
All such documented violations are in clear contravention of Ukrainian
electoral law.

Askold Lozynskyj, President UWC
Victor Pedenko, Secretary General UWC
Michael Sawkiw, President UCCA
Ostap Skrypnyk, Executive Director UCC

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Ostap Skrypnyk, Executive Director
Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Tel: (204) 942-4627, Kyiv: (380) 44-228-4580
Fax: (204) 947-3882, ostap.skrypnyk@ucc.ca, www.ucc.ca
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10. UKRAINE OPPOSITION LEADER PROPOSES NEW ELECTION

By Yuri Kulikov, Reuters, Kiev, Ukraine, Wed, Nov. 24, 2004

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's opposition leader said on Wednesday he
was ready to take part in a new "honest" election for president,
offering authorities a way out of a crisis that has triggered mass
protests across the country.

Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko made his offer as election
authorities were poised to announce official results of Sunday's
disputed poll that were certain to show Moscow-backed Prime Minister
Viktor Yanukovich was the winner.

Shortly after his rival's offer, Yanukovich also hinted at
compromise by saying that he was not interested in a "fictitious"
victory and that "no position of authority, no matter how important,
is worth a single human life."

Yushchenko's comments provided outgoing President Leonid Kuchma with
a way to defuse a crisis that has convulsed the ex-Soviet state of
47 million after it became obvious early on Monday that Yanukovich
would be declared the winner.

"We are ready to have a repeat of the second round vote provided we
have an honest Central Election Commission," Yushchenko told tens of
thousands of supporters massed in Kiev's main square.

Yushchenko, a former prime minister who narrowly won the first round
and was put well ahead of Yanukovich in an exit poll, says he was
robbed of victory by mass cheating.

His allegations have sparked mass unrest in Kiev and in other
Yushchenko strongholds in western Ukraine, bringing tens of
thousands out onto the streets, paralyzing normal life.

The United States and the European Union have all condemned the
election as a fraudulent exercise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who backed Yanukovich's election
from the start, has already congratulated the premier. But the
Kremlin said later on Wednesday that Putin and German Chancellor
Gerhard Schroeder agreed Ukraine should solve its crisis through
legal means.

There was no immediate reaction from Kuchma. Late on Tuesday,
Kuchma called for talks with all parties to solve the election row.
But he dismissed the opposition protests as a "political farce."

He has not been seen since the eve of the poll and Yushchenko
supporters have made much of his public absence.
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Yushchenko stressed that any new election would have to be run under
tighter electoral rules, particularly regarding absentee ballots,
which is seen as an area open to most abuse.

Repeating his warning of civil conflict, he told his cheering
supporters: "This was not provoked by you or by the opposition. It
was done by the authorities.

"But to find a resolution of the conflict does not mean accepting
falsified elections. We will never agree to that."

The central electoral commission had still to declare its final
results on Wednesday evening. It originally said it would announce
them at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), though Yanukovich suggested later he
could wait.

"I need no fictitious victory, a result which could lead to violence
and victims. No position of authority, no matter how important, is
worth a single human life," he said in a statement.

The United States and the EU both urged Ukraine not to certify the
election result until claims of fraud are investigated. EU foreign
policy chief Javier Solana said Ukraine was at a crossroads over the
results and could turn violent.

The two rivals stand for different images for the future of Ukraine,
where the average worker makes do on $60 a month.

Yanukovich sees future prosperity in closer ties with Russia.
Yushchenko favors gradual integration with Western Europe, but
recognizes Russia as a strategic partner.

The crisis has raised tensions between the United States and Russia,
battling for influence over the ex-Soviet state.

Yushchenko supporters roamed Kiev for a third day, marching past
buildings housing the presidency, government and parliament and
chanting: "Yushchenko! Yushchenko!"

Nationalist western Ukraine has taken a strong pro-Yushchenko line.
But the mood of near-revolution seen in Kiev was markedly different
from that in Russian-speaking regions that heavily back Yanukovich.

In Donetsk, a big coal-mining center, slogans were pinned to fences
denouncing Yushchenko as a traitor. Protests supporting Yanukovich
were being held in pits and factories. Miners were trying to get to
Kiev to counter opposition rallies.

About 1,500 pro-Yanukovich supporters set up a rival protest near
the capital's Dynamo Kiev soccer stadium, with banners deriding
Yushchenko and saying "Don't sell Ukraine to America!"

Defense Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk said there would be no movement
of troops. But the interior ministry, responsible for internal order
with various special forces units, was silent.

The crisis threatens to damage economic growth in Ukraine,
outstripped by Western neighbors after years of mismanagement. -30-
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11.YUSHCHENKO PROBES CHINKS IN ARMOUR OF KUCHMA REGIME

By Stefan Wagstyl and Tom Warner
Financial Times, London, UK, Wed, Nov 24 2004

KIEV - Despite huge crowds of supporters in the streets of Kiev, people
power alone is unlikely to secure victory for Viktor Yushchenko, the
Ukrainian opposition leader, in the disputed presidential election.

Yesterday he tried and failed to secure parliamentary support. But his time
was not wasted. While attempting to involve the Ukrainian parliament, he
was probing the defences of the incumbent president, Leonid Kuchma.

Although Mr Kuchma has spent a decade building an authoritarian regime, he
has not established complete control - unlike President Vladimir Putin in
Russia - and it is unclear whether he can assure victory for his prime
minister, Viktor Yanukovich. In particular, he does not control parliament
or the Supreme Court, both of which could play a vital role in determining
the victor.

The core of Mr Kuchma's power is his dominance of the bureaucracy, law-
enforcement and state security structures inherited from communist times.
Even before Mr Putin made similar moves in Russia, Mr Kuchma had
established presidential control over regional governments and placed allies
to oversee the news on the main state and private television channels.

By distributing state-owned assets to favoured businessmen, Mr Kuchma has
also built up a powerful coterie of business oligarchs. Chief among them are
Viktor Pinchuk, Mr Kuchma's son-in-law, and Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's
richest man, who dominates the steel industry in the Donetsk region, Mr
Yanukovich's heartland.

But within the business and political elite, tensions remain. Yulia
Tymoshenko, now one of the leaders of Mr Yushchenko's movement, made a
fortune in the state-dominated gas market in the mid-1990s and later became
a minister. She was pushed out and accused of corruption but rejected the
claims as political attacks.

Mr Kuchma's own godson, Andrey Derkach, whose father headed the SBU
secret police force until 2001, switched sides during the presidential
campaign.

Critically, the president has failed to establish a reliable majority among
parliament's 450 members. Recently, Volodymyr Lytvyn, the speaker, and
more than 30 deputies deserted the pro-presidential bloc, creating a
stalemate in which neither Mr Yushchenko nor Mr Kuchma has a majority.

Mr Kuchma cannot take the support of domestic institutions for granted,
especially the Supreme Court, where judges enjoy independence thanks to
lifetime appointments. Before the polls, the court acted in Mr Yushchenko's
favour by ordering the central election commission to exclude 41 extra
polling stations in Russia for the numerous Ukrainian citizens there amid
concerns that they might be used for ballot fraud. After the first round,
the court ordered the commission to reverse a decision to exclude votes
from a pro-Yushchenko district.

As the widespread allegations of second-round fraud show, the government
has attempted another challenge to institutions Mr Kuchma does not fully
control. The authorities successfully ordered and bullied civil servants to
co-operate in ballot-stuffing operations - ranging from university
professors who applied unfair pressure on students to police officers who
were paid to tour polling stations and vote more than once.

But the machine did its job too well. The sheer scale of fraud required to
swing the official results in Mr Yanukovich's favour has provoked huge
protests and international criticism. Mr Yushchenko has already started
legal actions challenging the second- round results, which are likely to
reach the Supreme Court within a week.

The city councils of Kiev, Lviv and other western cities have backed Mr
Yushchenko's challenge. While these decisions have no constitutional
significance, they show that Mr Yushchenko's followers include people with
influence in their communities. Among the crowds in the streets are many
business people and professionals, as well as students.

Yesterday, Mr Yushchenko went to parliament to seek backing. As Mr
Yanukovich's supporters and the Communists stayed away, no votes were held.
But Mr Yushchenko has not given up hope of winning over the Communists
another day.

Mr Lytvyn, the speaker, said before the session he would be willing to
mediate. The SBU urged political leaders to talk and compromise. Mr Lytvyn
said in parliament: "To pretend that nothing special is happening in
Ukraine, to try to keep silent and hope everything disappears is amoral and
criminal."

These statements do not endorse Mr Yushchenko, but they do reveal a few
chinks in the regime's armour. The institutions surrounding Mr Kuchma are
strong, but they are not impenetrable. -30-
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12. GOVERNMENT OF WARSAW SYMBOLICALLY RECOGNIZES
YUSHCHENKO AS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, November 25, 2004

KYIV - The government of the Polish capital of Warsaw passed the decision
symbolically recognizing Our Ukraine coalition leader Viktor Yuschenko
winner of the November 21 run-off presidential election in Ukraine. Polish
Sejm Deputy Bronislaw Komarowski said this on the air on TV company
Channel 5.

"This fact (recognition of Yuschenko the President) took place," Komarowski
said. In his words, it was a symbolic move in support of the Ukrainian
people. "Warsaw is thus willing to express solidarity with Ukraine,"
Komarowski said. [The Action Ukraine Report Monitoring Service]
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13. EX-PRESIDENT OF POLAND LECH WALESA TO VISIT
UKRAINE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25

Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, November 25, 2004

KYIV - Ex-President of Poland Lech Walesa is going to visit Ukraine on
November 25 at the invitation of Our Ukraine Coalition leader Viktor
Yuschenko.

Ukrainian News learned this from Yaroslav Rybak, the head of the press
and information office of the Polish Embassy in Ukraine. As Ukrainian
News earlier reported, Walesa is ready to back up Yuschenko.

His referent Jaroslaw Walesa said that the first president of Poland would
arrive in Ukraine to support Yuschenko if the situation in Ukraine gets
worse. The Central Election Commission declared Yanukovych the winner
in the presidential election on November 24. President Leonid Kuchma
said a civil war is possible in Ukraine. -30-
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14. JULYIA TYMOSHENKO ACCUSES KUCHMA, YANUKOVYCH,
MEDVEDCUK, BILOKON, AND PG VASYLIEV AND 11 OF THE
15 MEMBERS OF CEC OF CARRYING OUT COUP E'TAT

Provider: Ukrainian News Agency, November 24, 2004 (21:40)

KYIV - Verkhovna Rada deputy Yulia Tymoshenko, who heads the coalition
of political parties that bears her name, has accused President Leonid
Kuchma, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Presidential Administration Head
Viktor Medvedchuk, Internal Affairs Minister Mykola Bilokon, Prosecutor
General Hennadii Vasyliev and 11 of the 15 members of the Central Election
Commission (CEC) of carrying out a coup d'etat. She made the statement
while speaking at a rally on the Independence Square in Kyiv.

"All of us...consider that a coup d'etat took place," stated Tymoshenko. She
said that the people should know the names of those that carried out this
coup.

"This is foremost of all Kuchma...who did not make use of his minimum right
to put order in the CEC," said Tymoshenko. She also name Yanukovych,
Medvedchuk, Bilokon and Vasyliev.

Besides, Tymoshenko accused CEC Chairman Serhii Kivalov of involvement
in the coup d'etat. "The chairman of the CEC is a corrupt, reliant and
irresponsible person," said Tymoshenko. She also listed the names of the
CEC members, which voted for recognizing Yanukovych's election victory.

After this, the participants of the rally began to chant: "Shame!" Shame!"
Tymoshenko however noted that not all members of the CEC voted for this
and she specifically named CEC members Yaroslav Davydovych, Andrii
Mahera, Ruslan Kniazevych and Oleksandr Chupakhin. In response,
participants of the rally began to chant "Well done!"

Tymoshenko stated that CEC members, who voted for recognition of
Yanukovych as President, were bribed. "I want you to know. These people,
which betrayed us in the CEC...They did not do this free of charge. These
are people, who sold the history of Ukraine," she stated. -30-
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15. EUROVISION WINNER RUSLANA DECLARES HUNGER STRIKE
IN PROTEST AGAINST DECISION OF CEC TO RECOGNIZE
YANUKOVYCH AS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, November 24, 2004

KYIV - Ukrainian singer Ruslana Lyzhychko, who won the Eurovision
competition, has declared a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the
decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to recognize Prime
Minister Viktor Yuschenko as President. The official website of the singer
disclosed this.

"In connection with the decision of the CEC of Ukraine to recognize the
victory of V. Yanukovych in the presidential election of Ukraine, Ruslana
announces a hunger strike as a sign of protest and is putting on the head a
symbolic ribbon," it is mentioned in the statement, which was placed on
Ruslana's website. Ruslana has made a request to the governments of
European countries and the world to influence the situation in Ukraine in a
democratic way.

"[They] are trying to trample our word underfoot...My hunger strike will
continue until the restoration of justice and cancellation of the illegal
decision of the CEC," said Ruslana. As Ukrainian News earlier reported,
CEC Chairman Serhii Kivalov closed the meeting of the commission, at
which the final results of the presidential election were announced. At the
meeting, the CEC declared Yanukovych President.
.
The Eurovision competition, at which Ruslana represented Ukraine [and won
first place for the first time ever for Ukraine], was held in Istanbul and
ended May 15 to 16th. -30- [Action Ukraine Report Monitoring Service]
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16. IS ALL THIS IN THE INTEREST OF UKRAINE?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luca Brusati" <luca.brusati@unibocconi.it>
To: "Action Ukraine Report" <morganw@patriot.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 3:54 AM
Subject: Is all this in the interest of Ukraine?

I really cannot see the point in supporting Mr. Yuschenko. First, as a
former Prime Minister appointed by Mr. Kuchma, I find it difficult to
assume he is outside the same kind of coterie; it seems more plausible
to assume he is betting now his own fortunes on the US (which most
certainly are financing your own destabilization work as well).

Secondly, if he were to be declared President, what would happen?
A lot of lip service from the West, some more handouts, i vse (I
assume you still speak some Russian - or is all this engineered in
Delaware or South Carolina???). In the next twenty years the EU
will NEVER admit Ukraine (assuming the EU will survive the recent
and upcoming waves of enlargement).

The US have been SYSTEMATICALLY favouring the weakening
of Ukraine's economic ties with Russia since 1992. Is this in Ukraine's
best interest, or does it just serve the geopolitical interest of the US
in weakening Russia???

Prof. Luca G. Brusati, Ph.D.
Chair of Management, Udine State University
Via Diaz 5 - 34170 Gorizia, Italy
Director for International Relations
Public, Nonprofit and Healthcare Management Department
Bocconi University School of Management
Via Bocconi 8 - 20136 Milano, Italy
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