As Ukraine starts its first presidential election campaign since that popular movement in 2004 broke the grip of the post-Soviet establishment, its leader, president Viktor Yushchenko (55), stares a painful reality in the face: whatever happened to Ukraine’s Orange Revolution?

Opinion polls point to Viktor Yanukovich (59), his disgraced Moscow-backed opponent back then, easily getting through a January 17th election to go into a run-off vote. Just as bitter for Mr Yushchenko is the fact that his erstwhile “Orange” ally and now rival, prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko (48), is almost certain to be the other player in the second-round showdown, analysts say.

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This is not without cause and not without prompt explanation from anyone familiar with the situation.  In fact, it is the natural course of events.  I am at a loss to wonder why the media even thinks it's an interesting item to report on...