In 2013, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) overwhelmingly approved finalizing the agreement with the EU,[187] and Yanukovych urged parliament to adopt laws so that Ukraine would meet the EU's criteria and be able to sign the agreement in November 2013. The title of the resolution was Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. It led to uprising of pro-Russian rebels in Lugansk and Donetsk regions of the country, where many of Akhmetov's. Ukraine Begins Confiscating $1.5 Billon Yanukovych Allegedly Stole [123], Yanukovych stated in the past that he wanted Russian to become the second state language in Ukraine. [139], On 22 November 2010, the European Council and Ukraine announced "an action plan for Ukraine toward the establishment of a visa-free regime for short-stay travel". ", "Prosecutors Seek 15 Years in Prison For Ukraine's Ex-President", "Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Convicted of Treason", "Yanukovych reportedly hospitalized in Moscow Russian media", "Court finds Yanukovych's guilt of high treason, complicity in war proven", "Guilty: Yanukovych sentenced to 13 years in prison for high treason, complicity in war", "Kyiv court sentences Yanukovych in absentia to 13 years in prison for high treason", "Is Yanukovych's education paper-thin? He accused the opposition of violation of the 21 February agreements and asked the armed forces of Ukraine not to intervene in the crisis. [81][82], Yanukovych's immediate predecessor, Yushchenko, did not attend the ceremony, nor did the Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, and her party, Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko. [52], President Leonid Kuchma appointed Yanukovych to the post of Prime Minister following Anatoliy Kinakh's resignation. [258], Yanukovych said: "We must set such a task and search for ways to return to Crimea on any conditions, so that Crimea may have the maximum degree of independence possible but be part of Ukraine. "[122] In 2003, he supported then President Leonid Kuchma's position that the Holodomor famine was genocide against Ukrainians. Yanukovych has denied that he embezzled funds and has said that his alleged foreign accounts do not exist. During the 2010 presidential campaign, Yanukovych had stated he would stand by this particular law. Western Media's Peculiar Incuriosity About Nord Stream They had the right to use weapons. [224] According to Dobkin at that time Yanukovych "thought this was a temporary difficulty" since he believed that the 21 February agreement could still provide for a graceful departure from office later in the year. [244] According to his lawyer Yanukovych did not consider acquiring Russian citizenship or a permanent residence permits but "Only a temporary shelter for returning to the territory of Ukraine". Han dmdes i sin frnvaro. "[186], Since 2012, Ukraine and the EU had been negotiating a free trade and association agreement. "[298] In 2017, Yanukovych's son was removed from Interpol's wanted list. [99], -- President Yanukovych in Warsaw 4 February 2011, speaking about Ukrainian corruption and cronyism, Amid controversy Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition on 11 March 2010 which included Bloc Lytvyn, Communist Party of Ukraine and Party of Regions that led to the Azarov Government. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year.
