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Russia will consider extradition of Yanukovych
Russia will consider extraditing Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych, should a request be received. The Russian authorities consider the persecution of Yanukovych a political case, so he will not be deported, Interfax reports. Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said that a special commission of Interpol had agreed to put ex-President Victor Yanukovych, his son Alexander Yanukovych, ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and other high-ranking officials on the international wanted list.
All victims of Euromaidan to become heroes of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred (the people killed in the protests in Kiev in winter 2013-2014, resulting in President Victor Yanukovych fleeing the country) will become Heroes of Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.The president laid flowers at the cross of the Heavenly Hundred on Institutskaya Street in Kiev.
German foreign minister wants to develop contacts between EU and EaEU
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said yesterday that representatives of the EU and the EaEU needed to contact each other. Andrey Smirnov, vice president of the Eurasian Cooperation Development Fund, reminded that Russia had always been interested in dialogue. In his words, Victor Yanukovych had proposed reconsideration of signing the EU Association Agreement a year ago.
Belarusian leader claims Yanukovych sponsored Right Sector
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a press conference today that Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych had been sponsoring the Right Sector and basically created a force that had destroyed him, RIA Novosti …
Right Sector leader condemns president for granting Donbass special status
Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh has condemned the law granting special status to districts of Donbass and threatened Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with a repeat of the fate of Victor Yanukovych unless he changes his policy, RIA Novosti reports.Yanukovych was ousted in February 2014, fleeing the country after mass protests that Right Sector took part in.
Yanukovych puts up with choice of Ukraine
Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych said that he respected the choice Ukraine had made on Sunday, ITAR-TASS reports.He noted, however, that the legitimacy of the elections required participation of the south-eastern part of the country in the elections.Petro Poroshenko has 53.71% of votes, according to 60% of ballots processed.
Yanukovych suspected of planning to oust Metropolitan Vladimir
Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych has been suspected of planning to oust Metropolitan Vladimir, leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Interfax reports.The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office initiated a criminal case. Ex-Prosecutor General Victor Pshonka, ex-Interior Minister Vitaly Zakharchenko and other high-ranking officials are among suspects in the case.
Kiev files suit against Russia to Stockholm
Oleksandr Turchynov, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament and the acting president, said yesterday that Kiev will had filed a gas-related suit against Moscow to the Stockholm Institute of Arbitration. Russia will not reduce the volume of gas sold to Ukraine as long as the arbitration process continues. None of the sides can nullify the contract. According to data in late April, Ukraine owed Russia $3.5 billion for gas. Russia threatened to stop gas supplies to Ukraine, starting on June 3.
Dozens of activists disagree with Merkel’s policy toward Russia
A few dozen activists with posters criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her anti-Russian policy at an event in Berlin yesterday. Merkel was calm and encouraged the activists, stating that people had the right to express their opinion. German press show no interest in the activists, photos and videos of the event can only be found on the Internet.
Ukrainian people are losing patience, Yanukovych says
Ukrainian fugitive President Victor Yanukovych emphasized that the referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts were a sign that people have lost patience, RIA Novosti reports.
Russia receives roadmap for Ukraine from OSCE
Russia has received a roadmap on a possible resolution to the Ukrainian crisis drafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
Pushnyakov named chief of Ukrainian Ground Forces
Ukrainian acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has appointed Lieutenant-General Anatoly Pushnyakov as the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, RIA Novosti reports.The previous commander was dismissed by President Victor Yanukovych.
Putin popular in Germany?
Some Germans show pro-Russian attitude
Who declared special operation in Ukraine’s south?
The special operation against the unrest in the eastern part of Ukraine was declared after a secret visit of CIA Director John O. Brennan and his meeting with Ukrainian acting intelligence authorities. People were killed in Slavyansk yesterday. Ukrainian MP Vladimir Golub emphasized that US coordination had not been a secret for quite a while, even during times when Valentine Nalivaychenko had been the head of the Ukrainian Security Service.Ukrainian acting Interior Minister was specialized in business. He is one of the top 150 richest people in Ukraine, owning assets worth $100 million. Before February 4, 2005, he was the head of Investor and the Bazis Bank in Kharkov. President Viktor Yushchenko appointed him as the head of the Kharkov Oblast administration on February 4. He became a member of the Kharkov Oblast Council where he worked until the presidential polls of 2010.Avakov lived in Italy in 2010-2012. In this period, he joined the Fatherland Party of Yulia Tymoshenko, became the head of the Khakov office of the party. He lost the elections of the Kharkov city head and was put on the international wanted list for illegal land privatization. On March 29, 2012, he was arrested in Italy. Italy refused to extradite him.A year later, Avakov joined the parliament as a member of the Fatherland Party, focusing on ethical and status-related issues of legislators. In February 2014, he was named the interior minister, having 8 months of experience as a member of the National Security and Defense Council in 2007.Secretary of the Security and Defense Council Andrey Parubiy was notable for anti-government protests even in the Soviet times. Oleg Tyagnibok and Parubiy were co-founders of the Social-National Party, renamed into the Freedom Party, notable for nationalism. Having worked at the Lviv City Council for 13 years, Parubiy entered the parliament as a member of the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc in 2007. He joined the committee for international affairs. He joined the Fatherland Party in 2012. An activist of the Orange Revolution, Parubiy one of the leaders of the Euromaidan protest movement in late 2013. His group occupied the parliament, presidential administration, the Cabinet and the Interior Ministry on the night after signing of the February 21 agreement.Alexander Yakimenko, ex-head of the Ukrainian Intelligence Service, insists that Parubiy has direct contacts with US agents. He believes that snipers were shooting from the Kiev philharmonic occupied by Parubiy’s men.Valentine Nalivaychenko, acting security chief of Ukraine, worked at embassies in Finland, Denmark, Norway and the USA. He was supervising European integration processes in the first years of the Orange Revolution, achieving a simplified visa regime for Ukrainian citizens to visit the EU and 5-year visas to visit the US. In 2006 Nalivaychenko became the head of the Ukrainian Security Service. He became an oppositionist as soon as Victor Yanukovych became the president. He joined the Our Ukraine Party, then UDAR and entered the parliament in 2012.He was under investigation in September 2013 for allegedly giving CIA agents secret information. Ukrainian protest leader Dmitry Yarosh is said to be in good ties with Nalivaychenko.The special operation against the unrest in the eastern part of Ukraine was declared after a secret visit of CIA Director John O. Brennan and his meeting with Ukrainian acting intelligence authorities. People were killed in Slavyansk yesterday. Ukrainian MP Vladimir Golub emphasized that US coordination had not been a secret for quite a while, even during times when Valentine Nalivaychenko had been the head of the Ukrainian Security Service.
Russia refuses to extradite Ukrainian ex-president
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said that Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych will not be extradited because he had committed no crimes, Interfax reports.The prosecutor general still believes that Yanukovych is the president of Ukraine and the government in Kiev is illegitimate.
Yanukovych reported in Donetsk
Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksenov said on Twitter that Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych was in Donetsk.The Dozor portal of Kharkov said that protesters in Kharkov were planning to occupy the administration for a day and believed that Yanukovych was in Donetsk.
Ukrainian prosecutors order arrest of ex-President Yanukovych
The Prosecutor General’s Office has ordered the arrest of Ukrainian ex-President Victor Yanukovych, ex-Chief of the Ukrainian National Security Service Alexander Yakimenko, as stated by Chief of the Service Valentine Nalivaychenko, ITAR-TASS …
Ukrainian acting president denies Yanukovych legitimate president
Oleksandr Turchynov, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament and acting president, said that Victor Yanukovych had lost his legitimacy as the head of state, ITAR-TASS reports.Turchynov emphasized that Yanukovych’s statements had no legal or …
Ukraine's federalization prospects
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the federalization of Ukraine in Paris last week. Lavrov emphasized that not all problems could be solved without consent. Deposed Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych urged the country's regions to demand a referendum to decide their status. The referendum may be announced by the parliament, the president, or 3 million citizens.
