MOSCOW, September 14 (RIA Novosti political commentator Peter Lavelle). Viktor Yushchenko's decision to dismiss Yuliya Tymoshenko's government recasts Ukraine's domestic politics, and creates an opening for Ukraine and Russia to turn a new page in bilateral relations.
Most commentary on Ukraine's latest political turmoil has focused on internal politics, and the fracturing of the "orange" coalition that delivered Yushchenko the presidency (and Tymoshenko the government). Few seem to notice, however, that Ukraine's foreign policy, particularly in regard to Russia, has been impacted just as dramatically. Yushchenko has freed his hands at home and will have little choice but to proceed with a rapprochement toward Russia's Kremlin if Ukraine is to avoid the same kind of regional tensions that divided the country during the "Orange Revolution."
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