Of course it's not over

Last Friday evening Yushenko addressed the nation on TV. But actually he spoke to Tymoshenko.
He accused her of signing a disadvantageous gas deal for Ukraine and for leading the country to the crises. Read all at http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/12765.html.
Immediately on Saturday Yulia asked the President not to fall into “hysteria”: http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2009/02/02/123045.html. Her exact words in Russian are: Для того чтобы бороться с кризисом, нам нужны политическая консолидация, холодный и трезвый ум, железные нервы, сила воли, решительность и глубокое чувство ответственности – именно то, чего всегда не хватало, не хватает, и будет не хватать Виктору Андреевичу. (My free translation: To fight with the crisis, we (Ukraine) need political consolidation, cold and calm thinking, iron nerves, strong willpower, decisiveness and deep sense of accountability – all of these (qualities) Viktor Andreeivich (the Prez) – never had, does not have and will never have.

While Yulia and Yushenko continue to exchange punches, Yanukovich takes a role of a referee http://eng.for-ua.com/news/2009/02/02/131038.html (For those not well versed in Orange revolution protagonists Mr. Yanukovich is the “other” candidate” who rigged 2004 presidential elections.)

The “gas middleman” Mr. Firtash from RosUkrEnergo called today to establish a gas consortium with Ukraine, Russia and Europe. Of course in this consortium Mr. Firtash wants to play a part. See Bloomberg:http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a7fZhJ7lkiBA.

Personal faces of this crisis for last weekend: On Saturday a boy asked me for some money in front of a pastry shop. An acquaintance told me she was asked in a supermarket by a man if she could buy some vegetables for his family as he does not have any money. One large car dealership disappeared in a day. The other car dealership put “bottom price” sign on all its cars. There was a long queue in front of the Nadra bank ATM at Artemova Street. One pregnant lady who has difficulties with her pregnancy told me she cannot afford to take a sick leave or take a maternity leave as she needs her salary to pay her mortgage.

For average people life is getting more difficult by day.