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Radio 4,21 Mar 2016,11 mins

The Poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko

Witness History

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In 2004, the Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was mysteriously poisoned during his election campaign. He has spoken to Witness about the night he was taken ill and the symptoms he suffered. Badly disfigured, he managed to carry on campaigning and win the Presidency against his Moscow-backed rival. He spoke to Dina Newman.

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