'We're not surprised' say Yushchenko supporters

Supporters of Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko expressed little surprise today over revelations from a hospital in Austria that he was poisoned.

Yushchenko’s backers, who were still camped out in Kiev’s Independence Square - epicentre of protest over the disputed presidential election run-off – milled around and passed the news by word of mouth. Many shook their heads sadly.