Meeting with Volyn journalists, the head of the regional headquarters of "Our Ukraine", People's Deputy Volodymyr Bondar, assessed the tactics that the authorities are currently maintaining regarding the "Our Ukraine" bloc, Viktor Yushchenko himself and his visits to the regions. "The authorities have drawn the final line under the possibility of acting by legal methods. They have understood that any legal action regarding Viktor Yushchenko's bloc is ineffective. The authorities lose on an open field, they lose publicly. Therefore the authorities have begun to act insolently, violating legislation, to act by methods that disgrace both our state and democracy in general," noted Volodymyr Bondar. He also believes that the "Our Ukraine" action in Donetsk nevertheless ended in victory: "despite all the hopes of the Donetsk authorities, the event took place. In fact, the congress fulfilled its function - a Resolution was adopted, real communication took place. The strength of our voice and our will was much greater than that of those who came to the "Yunist" palace under coercion, although numerically there were more of them," the People's Deputy argued his opinion. The head of the Volyn representation of "Our Ukraine" is convinced that "we are one people, one nation and we cannot be separated by means of any provocations. Volodymyr Bondar believes that the highest officials of the state - the President and the Prime Minister - "cannot but be involved" in the events of the last October day in Donetsk. Today's authorities are capable neither of protecting nor of implementing the laws that are in force in Ukraine."
The head of the regional headquarters of "Our Ukraine" informed the Volyn public that in many regions, including Volyn, circulars issued by the Presidential Administration are being implemented, with instructions on "how to meet Viktor Yushchenko". Volodymyr Bondar publicly accused the Volyn and Lutsk authorities of obstructing him, as a People's Deputy, in fulfilling his duties: "the authorities do not allow meetings with voters, they obstruct other People's Deputies in this, including Viktor Yushchenko - the leader of the political force for which the absolute majority of Volyn residents voted. Almost all institutions of communal ownership refused us the provision of a hall for a meeting with the leader of "Our Ukraine", justifying this by holding events there on the occasion of Student Day and Agricultural Workers' Day. This means that the authorities are afraid of such meetings and afraid of people."
Volodymyr Bondar informed that before Viktor Yushchenko's arrival in Volyn, protest actions and informing of people will be held in the regional center. "They will take place only because the authorities have not found another place for Viktor Yushchenko to meet with voters - other than on the street," he said. We will hold these meetings under any circumstances. Viktor Yushchenko's popularity will grow at the same time, and the perception of the authorities will continue to deteriorate. By their actions the authorities are digging themselves a pit from which they will not be able to get out."
Commenting, at the request of journalists, on the Ukrainian Prime Minister's harsh statement regarding the events in Donetsk, Volodymyr Bondar noted that a person in politics must be restrained, and Yanukovych's statement is, first of all, emotions. "Pampers" are needed by people who are taking their first steps in big politics, after experience of working in other environments, including - in the criminal world. They bring the rules and lexicon of this world into politics, but this will not work - neither in Donetsk, nor in Ukraine in general. Our political force will conduct its work clearly, in accordance with the law, competently, systematically. And we will withstand each of the points of our activity during this year all the way to victory," the representative of "Our Ukraine" promised Mr. Yanukovych.