US EditionYanukovych Criticizes EU and Ukraine’s NATO Ambitions in Rare Video Appearance
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The Ukrainian Vice-President Prorus Viktor Ianukovici, refugees in Russia in 2014, criticised Kiev's desire to join NATO in a rare public appearance broadcast by the agency Ria Novosti. The statements come at the time Ukraine tries to obtain security guarantees from the Western allies, reports AFP, quoted by News.ro.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the country after the Euromaidan protests in 2014, has criticized the EU in a rare appearance. “They were arrogant,” Yanukovych says of his talks with the EU before he fled.
Yanukovych Criticizes EU and Ukraine’s NATO Ambitions in Rare Video Appearance
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych made a rare appearance in Russian state media on Monday, accusing the European Union of “arrogance” in negotiations with Kyiv before he was ousted from power in 2014. Yanukovych, a Kremlin ally who fled to Russia after security forces killed dozens of demonstrators during pro-EU protests in Kyiv, told state-run outlets that Brussels failed to account for Ukraine’s economic difficulties. “They did not s
The Ukrainian Pro-Russia President Viktor Ianukovici, who has been refugees in Russia since 2014, criticises his country's desire to join NATO, in a few public appearances coming at a time when Ukraine is trying to obtain security guarantees from foreigners.
Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February 2014 after the death of around 100 people, after an attempt to suppress the protest movement on the Maidan, which ended with the coming to power of pro-Western politicians
Viktor Yanukovych, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, fled to Russia in 2014 after the suppression of pro-European protests in Ukraine.
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