Political Deadlock in Ukraine

Parliament leaders fail to break impasse with president: "Parliamentary faction leaders in Ukraine failed to break a deadlock with President Viktor Yushchenko over the validity of the government Thursday, and the president turned to the Constitutional Court for help.
The political crisis that has severely weakened the Western-leaning leadership in Kyiv began last week when the parliament, angered over a deal with Russia that nearly doubles the cost of natural gas for Ukraine, voted to fire the Cabinet.

Some analysts and politicians have questioned the validity of the vote, saying there are contradictions in recently passed constitutional reforms which gave parliament the power to sack the government.

Yushchenko, who has refused to recognize the vote, called for the Constitutional Court to rule on the issue. However, it is unlikely the court would be able to do so because the parliament has refused to vote on nominees for its judges."

What is so irritating to me is the irony involved here. The faction of Parliament that is trying to make this unconstitutional play, is that very group of polititians who were and are supported by the Russian government. In a nutshell, the Russians lose power in the Election last year, due to the Orange Revolution. Then they strike back through "energy extortion" giving the nefarious members of Parliament who they support ammunition to use against the current administration. Unfortunately this moronic political ploy is quite affective against a largely infantile cross-section of the current parliament.

Please pray that God's wisdom will help the voters of Ukraine, see through these deviant manipulations of Russia and its political lackies in Ukraine, and in this upcoming parliamentary election. make the necessary changes to give enough political power to the political core that won the executive elections last year.