n Ukraine's sup- posed lack of respect for minority rights, a problem that Moscow had not raised during the administra- tions of Viktor Yanukovych or Leonid Kuchma. Neither Ukrainians nor informed observers in the outside world believed that Ukraine was faced with a civil war. This was entirely a creation of Mos

Ukraine's sup- posed lack of respect for minority rights, a problem that Moscow had not raised during the administra- tions of Viktor Yanukovych or Leonid Kuchma. Neither Ukrainians nor informed observers in the outside world believed that Ukraine was faced with a civil war. This was entirely a creation of

rsonal freedom and property. None were jailed, even though there were serious allegations made against each of them -- particularly in the case of Leonid Kuchma, in office from 1994-2004. And all three continued to be vocal critics of policies undertaken by the succeeding government. EFTA00585488 9 But

ed in what prosecutors believed was a modern-day, real-life variation on murder in the Cathedral. My client was the former President of the Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma. Ukrainian prosecutors were investigating him for ordering the murder of a journalist who was critical of the government. The journalist was murdered