I´d like Ukraine to make a good tournament. Have been travelling there quite a lot recently & contrary to some reports, people have been kind, honest and friendly. It´s a country with enormous ressources and a too forgotten European culture that desperately needs progression & overall is on the right way, because of the increased educational level and the international networking. But it is marred by widespread corruption especially.
Tímoshenko has stated that she doesn´t want people in general to boycot the tournament, but that political attention and pressure should be given to the problems of the country. The same applies to civic movements there, such as the Ukrainan Amnesty International.
We hear a lot about Timoshenko, but about a dozen of former reform ministers are currently in prison or waiting for dubious trials.
