Dear friends! These days, a leaflet in the form of an address to voters by the leader of the "Our Ukraine" Bloc, Viktor Yushchenko, has fallen into the hands of thousands of residents of the Western region of our country. This leaflet is an example of the dirtiest and most cynical methods used by our political opponents in desperate attempts to hold on to power, to keep the situation in the state unchanged, and to discredit Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko and the political force he leads in the eyes of fellow citizens.
This forgery is only one element of a hysterical campaign of lies, provocations and disinformation that is widely unfolding in the media controlled by the authorities and oligarchic circles, penetrating into every Ukrainian family, with one goal — to destroy the last sprouts of faith that Ukraine can have a decent government, that this government is elected by the people, that this government must be accountable to voters for its every step.
We unequivocally assure that neither Viktor Yushchenko nor the "Our Ukraine" Bloc have any connection to the leaflet entitled "An open letter to my voters," which uses the Bloc's symbols and a photograph of its leader. Given the quality of the printing, the mass circulation and the forms of distribution of this document, we assume that the action was carried out, if not with the active participation, then at least with the tacit consent of the central and local authorities.
The content of the leaflet envisages an escalation of harsh conflict with other opposition forces in Ukraine. But our response to such provocations will always be the immutability of political positions and principles, consistency in defending programmatic political foundations, and the desire for joint and coordinated actions with all who seek change in our state, who seek an honest and decent government for Ukrainians.
We are sincerely convinced that no sober-minded person will believe that the absurd claims used in the leaflet belong to Viktor Yushchenko, and that law enforcement agencies will establish its authors and those who commissioned it and force these would-be political technologists to answer before the Law.
Respectfully, People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar