KIEV, Sept. 21 – President Viktor Yushchenko has accused the International Monetary Fund of being too lenient on the government led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, according to an article published in the Financial Times on Sept. 17.

According to the newspaper, the Ukrainian president has repeatedly accused Tymoshenko's government of pushing populist policies, citing its failure to raise natural gas prices for households to market levels and an unrealistic budget this and next year.