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this comes as another development happens, former prime minister of ukraine's julia tymoshenko entered to run for president. here with us this morning is executive board member of the ukrainian congress committee for america, good morning, let's jump right into this. there are a lot of developments. let's start with tymoshenko. when you look at recent polling numbers, she's not even in the top two, with 9.27% trails the former boxing champion and a business figure who is backed -- who backed the revolution, and he's ahead. why is tymoshenko's bid receiving so much scrutiny. >> the amount of time she spent in prison, they was in solitaire confinement for a long time, however she is a part of past. as you see in the polls, it's not something many people are interested in going back to that time period. >> she doesn't necessarily represent the movement, and yet it's not just the media that seems concerned with ms. tymoshenko. there was a recording leaked on you tube. it hasn't been authenticated, but it features harsh words from tymoshenko including the suggestion that 8 million russians