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Is Ukraine's president undermining democracy? That has been a concern for human rights advocates and U.S. officials since current president Viktor Yanukovych took office nearly a year ago. "We don't want Ukraine to become Russia," said a senior U.S. diplomat. His chief opponent, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, is under investigation, and there is a question as to whether corruption or revenge lurks behind her case. Washington Post senior associate editor Lally Weymouth spoke with the Ukrainian president in Davos, Switzerland, last week.Read the story here.