Ukraine PM refuses to resign
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko yesterday refused to resign as a political crisis provoked by the Georgian conflict deepened following the collapse of the pro-Western ruling coalition.
Asked at a press conference whether she would resign as required in a coalition pact, Tymoshenko said: "The coalition has not collapsed... We are not a flock of sheep who jump into the abyss just because one sheep has done so."
Her comments appeared to refer to a decision by her former ally, President Viktor Yushchenko, to pull his party out of a coalition with her Tymoshenko Bloc after she approved legislation sharply reducing the president's powers.
Yushchenko has warned against Russian interference in the political crisis, which was provoked by discord over Russia's war with Georgia and charges by the president's allies that Tymoshenko committed "high treason" for not supporting Georgia enough.
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