Mathilde Goanec
Mathilde Goanec, a specialist in the post-Soviet region, freelances in Kiev for various French-language periodicals, including Terra Eco, Le Monde Diplomatique, Ouest-France, Libération, Le Temps and Le Soir.
Updated: 15 January 2010
The first round of the presidential elections on 17 January will see post-Communist Victor Yanukovych’s pro-Russian camp facing off against the pro-Western party led by incumbent president Victor Yushchenko and his prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Five years after the “Orange Revolution”, relations with Moscow, the country’s formidable neighbour and main gas supplier, still weigh heavily on electoral politics in the Ukraine.