My recent article “”What Would a Tymoshenko Presidency Mean?” caused indignation among numerous experts and journalists in Ukraine and indigestion among some in Washington. Obviously, there are a number of problems with Yuliya Tymoshenko and her presidential bid, such as her leftish populist slogans and the financial sources behind her expensive campaign. Yet, the fact remains that the real choice in Ukraine’s 2019 presidential elections will likely be between incumbent President Petro Poroshenko and Tymoshenko, not a young reformer and a representative of the Kuchma-period elite.
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Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Andriy Parubiy (L) looks as German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko (R) during a meeting in Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv on Nov. 1, 2018.
