With tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators in the Ukrainian capital for a third consecutive day and the talk of revolution in the air, an ally of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko said the only thing to negotiate is the transfer of power.

OPPOSITION leader Viktor Yushchenko last night declared victory in Ukraine’s presidential election and took a symbolic oath of office, warning that the country was on the verge of civil conflict.

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declared victory in Ukraine’s presidential election and took a symbolic oath of office today, warning that the country was on the verge of civil conflict.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators were flooding the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev today in protest at the alleged fraud in electing a pro-Moscow president.

More than 120 people are being treated in hospital for food poisoning after attending a wedding in western Ukraine.