The appointment of Petro Poroshenko as Ukraine’s new foreign minister will strengthen Tymoshenko’s position as she needs such a hefty ally as Poroshenko. The chances are big that Yushchenko will eventually drop out from the presidential race, with Poroshenko having a free hand to assist Yulia Tymoshenko, director of the Center for Political Research in Kyiv Mykhailo Pohrebinsky told ZIK Oct. 9.
