60 Minutes: Yushchenko: 'Live And Carry On' - Ukrainian Politician and Russian Poisoning Victim

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While the U.S. media generally downplays Trump's overt efforts to seek Russian assistance in beating Hillary, as well the media getting a steady diet of hacked materials targeting the DNC, lets remember that Russia has been very willing to take some pretty overt and extreme actions to influence elections in foreign countries. For example, 60 minutes did a story about Ukrainian politician Viktor Yushchenko who was critical of Russian domination over the Ukraine.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/yushchenko-live-and-carry-on/

It's a plot straight out of spy novel. A presidential candidate in the heart of Europe is stricken by a mystery poison that disfigures his face and nearly kills him.

But this is no fiction. It's the story of how Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yushchenko, triumphed over his country's authoritarian rulers, while leading a massive people-power revolution.

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But there is still the question of how it was done. One way to solve it is to trace the poison. And some people in Yushchenko's camp think that it came from a Russian chemical weapons lab.

"Dioxin like this is produced in four or five military labs in Russia, America, and a few other countries," says Yushchenko. "Our security services have informed me how this material got into Ukraine, but that evidence is now with our general prosecutor, who eventually must answer this question."

They must also examine another plot on Yushchenko's life. Ukraine's security services say a powerful car bomb, targeting Yushchenko's headquarters, was discovered during the presidential campaign. Two Russian nationals are being interrogated.

Spokesmen for the Russian security services would not comment on either case, but President Vladimir Putin's role during the election remains controversial. He openly backed the handpicked successor of the previous regime, coming to Kiev twice to lend his support.

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