[89] "The Ukrainian people don't currently support Ukraine's entry to NATO and this corresponds to the status that we currently have. What is Viktor Yanukovych's Net Worth? Ukraine right-wing politics: is the genie out of the bottle? 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Who would govern Ukraine if Kyiv fell", "Who is Viktor Yanukovych? [286] Yanukovych is being charged with abuse of power (Article 364) and state treason (Article 111) that are being investigated since April 2014 as well as the new procedure on creation of criminal organization (Article 255) that is being investigated since the summer. There were no votes against. [166] During spring 2010 Ukrainian journalists and Reporters Without Borders complained of censorship by Yanukovych's Presidential Administration; despite statements by Yanukovych how deeply he valued press freedom and that 'free, independent media that must ensure society's unimpeded access to information. [86][87] According to Yanukovych, Ukraine must be a "neutral state" which should be part of a "collective defence system which the European Union, NATO and Russia will take part in." He testified via video link from Russia. [205][206][207] The resolution stated that Yanukovych had withdrawn from fulfilling his constitutional duties, "which threatens the governance of the state, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine", and cited "circumstances of extreme urgency". However, the legitimacy of the election was questioned by many Ukrainians, international organizations, and foreign governments following allegations of electoral fraud. [188] Russia, however, put pressure on Ukraine to reject the agreement. [251] In the press conference he stated that he was still President of Ukraine and "I can't find words to characterise this new authority. However, Manafort's friends have said that Yanukovych "stopped listening" to him after he became president in 2010; Manafort warned him of the consequences of "extreme" political measures. Five days after his electoral defeat, Yanukovych declared his resignation from the post of Prime Minister. [282] In 2006, a criminal charge was filed for official falsifying of documents concerning the quashing of Yanukovych's prior convictions after it was discovered that two documents had been tampered with, including the forgery of a judge's signature in connection with one charge of battery. [33], Yanukovych is of Russian, Polish[34][35] and Belarusian descent. [263][264], On 21 February 2015, a year after the revolution, Yanukovych gave an interview to Channel One regarding the situation in Ukraine and promised to return to power as soon as he could. "I didn't want mothers to lose their children and wives their husbands. During the 'Maidan uprising', Independence Square was a huge protest camp occupied by thousands of protesters and protected by makeshift barricades. In a feature with photos on Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya mansion, Sergii Leshchenko notes "For most of [Yanukovych's] career he was a public servant or parliament deputy, where his salary never exceeded 2000 US dollars per month." Yanukovych stated he would like to ask the Western supporters of the Yatsenyuk Government that he referred to as "dark powers": "Have you become blind? I went around bare-footed on the streets. This also refers to foreign centres through which religious organizations sometimes seek to affect the internal political situation in Ukraine. [158][159] Other high-profile political opponents under criminal investigation include Leonid Kuchma,[160] Bogdan Danilishin, Igor Didenko,[161] Anatoliy Makarenko,[162] and Valeriy Ivaschenko. Then he moved to the Barvikha Sanatorium, the health resort of the President of Russia in Moscow Oblast. On 3 June 2010, the Ukrainian parliament excluded, in a bill written by Yanukovych, with 226 votes,[citation needed] Ukrainian membership of any military bloc, but allowed for co-operation with military alliances such as NATO. [219], Two days later, Ukraine's parliament dismissed five judges of the Constitutional Court for allegedly violating their oaths, who were then investigated for alleged malpractice. The first protesters were killed in fierce clashes with police on Hrushevsky Street on 1922 January. Russia has legitimate interests in Ukraine: Shivshankar Menon, NSA [224] Dobkin's impression of Yanukovych (during this meeting) was "a guy on another planet". With a net worth estimated at more than $7 billion, Rinat Akhmetov is richer than the next three Ukrainian tycoons combined, as well as the country's largest taxpayer and employer. [179], Anders slund, a Swedish economist and Ukraine analyst, described the consolidation of Ukrainian economic power in the hands of a few "elite industrial tycoons", one of the richest and most influential of whom has become President Yanukovych's own son Oleksandr Yanukovych. The Chairman of parliament, Volodymyr Rybak, resigned that morning. [254], On 28 February 2014 Yanukovych claimed "eastern Ukraine will rise up as soon as they have to live without any means". The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. Rethinking Yushchenko - Atlantic Council The signature of the judge for these documents in Yanukovych's retraction was also forged. [241] On the same day, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he didn't know anything about this. [326][327] During the 2010 presidential election campaign Yuriy Yakymenko, director of political research at the Razumkov Centre, stated: "I think he has not just changed on the surface but also in his ideas. Oleksandr Zakharov, who studied international law at the Academy of Foreign Trade at the same time as Yanukovych, contended that "individual study programs" such as Yanukovych's were commonly viewed as a diploma mill for state officials.[314]. [173][174][175][176][177], By January 2013, more than half of the ministers appointed by Yanukovych were either born in the Donbas region or made some crucial part of their careers there, and Yanukovych has been accused of "regional cronyism" for his staffing of police, judiciary, and tax services "all over Ukraine" with "Donbas people". "[221][222][223], Yanukovych left Kyiv during the night of 2122 February 2014 and initially moved to Kharkiv. [279], On 11 July 2005, the office of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor charged Yanukovych with fraud,[280] stemming from alleged irregularities in the way his convictions were expunged twenty years earlier. [320] He has made some blunders, however, in Ukrainian since then. [185], In an April 2014 poll by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology those polled in southern and eastern Ukraine were generally split on the legitimacy of the then Yatsenyuk government and parliament, but a majority in all regions agreed that Yanukovych was not the legal president of the country. [328] In another January 2009 cable then-Ambassador of Ukraine to Russia Kostyantyn Gryshchenko stated that Putin had a low personal regard for Yanukovych. Ukrainians were amazed at the opulence and extravagance of what they found at Mezhyhirya, including a private zoo, a fleet of cars, and a large boat. [16] He vowed to return to Ukraine "as soon as there are guarantees for my security and that of my family". "[226], According to the Ukrainian State Border Service, Yanukovych tried to flee Ukraine via a charter flight from Donetsk, but was stopped by border guards. [14][199][200][201][202], In June 2015 interview with BBC Newsnight Yanukovych stated that he never ordered the security forces to open fire, but he also said he had not done enough to prevent bloodshed. This is evidenced by the data of the Anti-Raider Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine. [173], The property contained a private zoo, underground shooting range, 18-hole golf course, tennis, and bowling. The victims of Yanukovych's raider methods were offered to pay a regular "tribute" in the amount of 3050% of the company's profits or to cede ownership of it. [365], In January 2019, Manafort resigned from the Connecticut bar.[366]. Yanukovych wants Ukraine to "neither join NATO nor the CSTO". The judge then adjourned the trial until 13 September. Yanukovych did plan to hold plebiscites also on other subjects. 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Never mind. It had kitchens, first aid posts and broadcasting facilities, as well as stages for speeches, lectures, debates and performances. "[330], Yanukovych is not known as a great speaker. [126], Effective in August 2012, a new law on regional languages entitles any local language spoken by at least a 10% minority be declared official within that area. According to RBC sources, Yanukovych arrived at the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow (often referred by its former name as "Hotel Ukraine") on the night of 25 February 2014. It is an overall forecast for the net worth of Viktor Yanukovych. [203] Under the 2004 Constitution, which parliament had voted to reinstate, the President's powers would transfer to the Chairman if the President should resign or be unable to fulfill his duties. [258] He squarely blamed the Yatsenyuk Government and acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov for Ukraine's loss of Crimea. Another formidable power center, also aligned with Yanukovych, is led by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov - by far the richest person in Ukraine and the 39th richest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, which recently estimated his net worth at $16 billion. [276] Russian prosecutors stated that they had not received such a request from Ukraine. [285], Yanukovych is also charged with property theft in a conspiracy with the chairman of the Nadra Ukrainy state company (Articles 109 and 209), which has been under investigation since March 2014. [289], However, on 12 January 2015, Viktor Yanukovych was listed by Interpol as "wanted by the judicial authorities of Ukraine for prosecution / to serve a sentence" on charges of "misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of property by malversation, if committed in respect of an especially gross amount, or by an organized group". With its marble-lined mansions, a golf course and a petting zoo . However, Viktor left home due to conflicts with his stepmother, and was brought up by his Polish paternal grandmother, originally from Warsaw. [147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157] One frequently cited example of Yanukovych's attempts to centralize power is the 2011 sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko, which was condemned by Western governments as potentially being politically motivated. . [86] In May 2011, Yanukovych stated that he would strive for Ukraine to join the EU. American federal prosecutors alleged that between 2010 and 2014 Manafort was paid more than $60 million by Ukrainian sponsors, including Rinat Akhmetov, believed to be the richest man in Ukraine. [91][132], Yanukovych's first foreign visit was to Brussels to visit the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the EU Foreign Affairs chief, Catherine Ashton. Translation into English - examples Arabic - Reverso Context [46], On 15 December 1967, at the age of 17, Yanukovych was sentenced to three years imprisonment for participating in a robbery and assault. [137][138] A day later Yanukovych stated that the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Kosovo violates international law, "I have never recognized Abkhazia, South Ossetia or Kosovo's independence. [15] Later that day, however, he secretly fled the capital for Kharkiv, claiming his car was shot at as he left Kyiv, and travelling next to Crimea, and eventually to exile in Russia. Yanukovych was taken to Moscow's Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Medicine by ambulance on 16 November in an immobilized condition. [70], Early vote returns from the first round of the election held on 17 January showed Yanukovych in first place with 35.8% of the vote. During the 2010 presidential campaign, Yanukovych had stated he would stand by this particular law. [78] Yushchenko also congratulated and wished Yanukovych "to defend Ukrainian interests and democratic traditions" at the presidential post. Yanukovych told BBC Newsnight (in June 2015) that stories that Mezhyhirya cost the Ukrainian taxpayer millions of dollars were "political technology and spin" and that the estate did not belong to him personally; he claimed that the ostriches in the residence's petting zoo "just happened to be there"[185] and remarked "I supported the ostriches, whats wrong with that?". Yanukovych did not reveal the price he paid, although he called it a "very serious price". Yuriy Lutsenko, the head of the ministry, announced that forensic tests proved the forgery of the respective documents (issued in instead of 1978) and initially claimed that lack of the formal acquittal precluded Yanukovych from running for the seat in the 2006 parliamentary election.[62]. [80] Patriarch Kirill also attended the inauguration[citation needed] along with High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, United States National Security Advisor James Jones and speaker of the Russian parliament Boris Gryzlov. "[91] These claims were met with disbelief. March 7, 2014, 6:47 PM PST. Yanukovych also promised to create a consortium that would allow Russia to jointly operate Ukraine's gas transportation network and he has pledged to help Russia build the South Stream natural gas pipeline. On 14 May 1997, he was appointed as the Head of the Administration (i.e. He endured a very hard childhood about which he has stated: "My childhood was difficult and hungry.
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