The ruling party in Ukraine had plans to stage an act of terror and blame it on the opposition in an attempt to discredit their opponents according to a report published in the 'Independent' today.

An unidentified government official was quoted as saying, 'One of the plans is to blow up a pipeline and blame it on opposition supporters.' This would help incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych who was declared the winner of last month's run-off election but is accused of 'fixing' the returns. A repeat of the vote is now scheduled for December 26th.

Yanukovych wants to spread fears of economic collapse if his opponent, Viktor Yushchenko, is elected. Yushchenko is considered more pro-western than Yanukovych who is more closely alligned with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.

Today, Yushchenko urged his supporters to continue their protests despite the recent call for new elections by Ukraine's Supreme Court. Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma reportedly wants to make constitutional changes before the next election that would limit the new power of the President and give more power to the parliament. This would hurt Yuschenko because even if he won the runoff, he may not hold any real power under the new setup.

Negotiations were ongoing today to try to settle the matter and both sides were hopeful election reforms could be included to prevent another standoff after the upcoming election. It is abundantly clear that the chaos in Ukraine appears far from over.