Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, right, shakes hands with Russian parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov, unseen, as his opponent, Prime Minister and Pro-Moscow presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych, left, stands near in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. President Leonid Kuchma met with high-level European envoys Friday while thousands of opposition supporters surrounded and barricaded government buildings as they intensified protests against the outcome of disputed presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)