Tymoshenko to win west Ukraine, lose presidential vote – survey | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will beat opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych in western Ukraine but will not do well enough in the east to win the presidential election, a survey said.
Strong backing for Tymoshenko in traditionally nationalist western areas of the country will not outweigh support for Yanukovych in predominantly Russian-speaking eastern and southern parts of the country, Research&Branding Group reported on Thursday.
Yanukovych won the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections on January 17, and faces runner-up Tymoshenko in the second round on February 7.”