Violence feared as Kremlin's man declared winner

Tempers were rising as temperatures plummeted in Ukraine tonight and the talks of revolution was in the air after officials declared that Kremlin-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych had been elected president.

Tempers were rising as temperatures plummeted in Ukraine tonight and the talks of revolution was in the air after officials declared that Kremlin-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych had been elected president.

It sharpened a crisis sparked by the opposition candidate’s allegations that the vote was rigged.

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