Ukraine braces for presidential run off

Ukrainian voters face an array of tensions in the weekend presidential runoff - whether the victor will be a Western-inclined reformer or a Kremlin favourite, and whether unrest will break out if the vote count is alleged to be fraudulent.

Sunday’s vote pits Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, praised by the Kremlin and widely expected to nudge Ukraine into Russia’s sphere of influence, against Viktor Yushchenko, a former prime minister seen as Western-leaning.