Viktor Yanukovych

Ukraine's new Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych waves to lawmakers after the parliament approved him to lead a new Cabinet in Kiev Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Ukraine's parliament easily approved regional leader from eastern Ukraine Yanukovych, President Leonid Kuchma's nominee, less than a week after Kuchma sacked the previous government, punctuating a political crisis that has gripped the country for months. UNIAN Photo