Day Five – The Orange Revolution Grows Stronger

November 25, 2004
7 pm – On Maidan, in front of, Yushchenko announced the decision of the Ukrainian Supreme Court (BBC's Court freezes Ukraine poll result) to suspend the publication of the presidential election results. What appeared the largest so far crowd welcomed the news as victory.
7:15 pm – Lech Valesa spoke on Maidan: Ukraine has a chance!
7:30 pm – Youlia Timishenko, future Prime Minister in Yushchenko’s Cabinet, urged the protesters to blocked government buildings (Ministries, Cabinet Building, Presidential residency, major roads, etc.)
8 pm – National private TV channel, 1+1, publicly apologized to the Ukrainian viewers for misinforming them during the election and the campaign that led to it.
4 pm – the Orange Sea was still on the streets

November 26, 2004
9 am – most government buildings are cordoned by Yushchenko supporters. The metro runs but city bus transportation is on strike. Trams run.
2:30 pm – Riot militia maneuvers towards Institutska St., where most government buildings are located
4 pm – Yanukovych speaks to over 10,000 protesters at Kyiv Train Station
6 pm - Kutchma meets Yushchenko, Yanukovych, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Lithuaniun President Valdas Adamkus to negotiate (BBC's Crowds blockade Kiev government)