The easiest way would be to regard the 16 April referendum as consultative. Such an option has been suggested by PACE and would be the best approach for Ukraine, which urgently needs political accord following the parliament's approval of the ambitious reformist program of Viktor Yushchenko's cabinet. Too much is at stake now, and any further political confrontation could easily extinguish the glimmer of hope Ukrainians saw this year. In such a case, the country, beleaguered by social and economic problems, would once again be plunged into an election campaign that might alter the balance of power but would hardly result in any economic improvement for the pauperized nation. And not the head of state or the government or the parliament are to blame for this situation.
Time is to blame.
I cannot promise you what cannot be done. Do not take offense at me. Do not think that everything is centered on agriculture. The state has other important issues. First of all, ensuring its security.