Ukraine President's radio address to the nation

In a Saturday radio address, Victor Yushchenko said Ukraine’s domestic and foreign policies would not change, President's press office reported.

He promised that the country would not change the road it had chosen two years ago: “We will not change the chosen course. Our politicians are now learning to do what they could never do. They are learning to compromise honestly, openly and responsibly.”

“My position is firm: there will be no revival of Kuchmism [Kuchma’s regime] and Ukraine will proceed to the European Union.”

The President also said recent events in parliament showed that “Ukrainian democracy is really vulnerable. It is susceptible to political games and intrigues.”

“For three months, we have been formulating fundamentals of a new democratic political culture. Now, they should become a rule for Ukrainian politicians,” he said.