ATTENTION PLEASE.

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>Some encouragement out of the US:
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>Powell: U.S. Rejects Ukraine Vote Results
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>By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer
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>WASHINGTON -  Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) said
>Wednesday the United States cannot accept the results of elections in
>Ukraine, which the opposition says was marred by fraud.
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>  Powell warned "there will be consequences" for the United States'
>relationship with Ukraine as a result of the developments in the former
>Soviet bloc nation.
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>  Powell spoke shortly after election officials in Ukraine declared that
>Kremlin-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych won the election over
>opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The announcement raised fears of
>violence in Kiev, where tens of thousands of demonstrators have been
>demanding that the results be overturned.
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>  "We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet
>international standards" and allegations of fraud hadn't been investigated,
>Powell said at a news conference.
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>  Powell said he spoke with outgoing Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma and
>urged that his government not crack down on demonstrators. He also spoke
>with other regional leaders, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
>Lavrov.
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>  Powell did not elaborate about his conversation with Lavrov, but said he
>advocated a solution to the crisis in Ukraine that is "based on the law,
>using legal procedures."
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>  The State Department confirmed Tuesday that it had summoned the Russian
>ambassador and discussed Ukraine. The Kremlin described the meeting as
>"unprecedented interference" in another country's affairs.
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