I didn't want dead bodies from Kyiv to flow down the Dnipro. [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." Monument to corruption: Ukraine's most-wanted man built $75M home on a $25G salary By | Fox News The Ukraine's most-wanted man, ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, remains on the run as his. [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. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe confirmed witness accounts of voters being blocked from access to polls and being attacked along with local election officials who tried to frustrate the Berkut's practice of falsifying voters' ballots in favor of Yanukovych's Party of Regions candidates. The couple married in 1971. [269], According to Ukrayinska Pravda's sources Yanukovych left Minsk on 7 March 2022, and again he vanished from the publics eye. In a statement issued by Oleksandr Yefremov, parliamentary faction leader, the party and its members "strongly condemn[ed] the criminal orders that led to human victims, an empty state treasury, huge debts, shame before the eyes of the Ukrainian people and the entire world. [337] Opponents of Yanukovych made fun of this misspelling and his criminal convictions during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election campaign and the incident during the campaign (September 2004) in Ivano-Frankivsk when Yanukovych was rushed to hospital after being hit by an egg (while government officials claimed he was hit by a brick) was a source of ridicule. Manafort alone laundered $18 million, according to the indictment, which he earned while playing a prominent role in working to keep Yanukovych and his party political power players in Ukraine. [276] Russian prosecutors stated that they had not received such a request from Ukraine. [33], Yanukovych is of Russian, Polish[34][35] and Belarusian descent. [67], Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko accused Yanukovych of financial fraud during the campaign. He was the president of Ukraine from the years of 2010. Fled the country on the night of 2122 February, but claiming the presidency sometime after that. In November 2009 Yanukovych stated that he conceded defeat only to avoid violence. The verdict was that Yanukovych was sentenced to 13 years of jail in absentia. It was the result of the policies of Stalin's totalitarian regime. [89] On 27 May 2010 President Yanukovych stated he considered Ukraine's relations with NATO as a partnership, "And Ukraine can't live without this [partnership], because Ukraine is a large country". [254] He hoped to find out more on Russia's position when he meets with Mr. Putin "as soon as he has time". [231], On 26 February 2014, Russian media company RBC reported[232] Yanukovych's presence in Moscow. It intended to accomplish these goals by 2012. [123], Yanukovych's press service claims that he does not approve of crimes of the KGB and their predecessors in Soviet times, however, in 2002, he wrote a foreword to a book by two ex-KGB agents endorsing the KGB and its predecessors, stating that the NKVD and Cheka "firmly stood on guard over the interests of our people and the state" and praised them for launching "a struggle against political extremism, sabotage and criminal activities." [143], On 22 April 2010, Yanukovych stated he did not rule out the possibility of holding a referendum on the stationing of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine after the necessary legislative framework is adopted for this in future. [125], In a newspaper interview during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election campaign, he stated that the status of Russian in Ukraine "is too politicized" and said that if elected president in 2010 he would "have a real opportunity to adopt a law on languages, which implements the requirements of the European Charter of regional languages". [45] Others, particularly members of the Party of Regions, have claimed that the documents were a falsehood with the intention of disparaging Yanukovych ahead of elections. [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. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. That day, Mykola Azarov, the prime minister of Ukraine, resigned "for the sake of a peaceful resolution" to the civil unrest. Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovych has the rare distinction of having been ousted twice from Ukraine's presidency after giant street protests. Viktor Yanukovych had entered politics in 1997 at the age of 46 and was chosen as the governor of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. He served as Prime Minister for a second time from 4 August 2006 to 18 December 2007, under President Yushchenko. He won a Ukrainian comedy competition and went on to produce and star in numerous films and TV shows with his Kvartal 95 production company. He has been a vocal opponent of Ukraine's bans on. This also refers to foreign centres through which religious organizations sometimes seek to affect the internal political situation in Ukraine. [203] Parliament held an emergency session. Viktor Yanukovych 's revenue is $1.9M in 2016. Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (file photo) Ukraine on April 28 started returning an estimated $1.5 billion in assets allegedly stolen from the . [79], Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus at Yanukovych's invitation conducted a public prayer service at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra before Yanukovych's presidential inauguration. [178] Over 46% of the budget subventions for social and economic development was allotted to the Donbas region's Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast administrations 0.62 billion UAH ($76.2 million) versus 0.71 billion UAH ($87.5 million) for the rest of the country. [146], President Yanukovych and the Party of Regions were accused of trying to create a "controlled democracy" in Ukraine and as a means to this were trying to "destroy" main opposition party BYuT, but both denied these charges. ", Yanukovych says he is clean, unlike the current government, "Ousted Ukraine leader aiming to return as rebel rockets threaten peace plan", "Who Is Paul Manafort's Man In Kyiv? [144] Opposition members accused Yanukovych of "selling out national interests". After describing the mansion's complicated ownership scheme, the article author noted, "The story of Viktor Yanukovych and his residence highlights a paradox. During his second foreign visit to Moscow in March, Yanukovych vowed to end years of acrimony with Russia, saying that ties between Russia and Ukraine "should never be the way they were for the past five years". [117] Yanukovych said he wanted to create a free trade zone and visa regime with the EU as soon as possible. [88] Yanukovych had promised before his election as Ukrainian President to "solve the issue" concerning the Russian Black Sea Fleet, currently stationed in the Ukrainian port Sevastopol, "in a way so that the interests of Russia or Ukraine would not be harmed". [47] On 8 June 1970 he was convicted for a second time on charges of assault. He testified via video link from Russia. [145], In 2012, during the Ukrainian parliamentary elections of that year, Yanukovych's party of Regions won the poll with 30% against 25.5% for imprisoned Yulia Tymoshenko's Fatherland party. ", "Was Yanukovych's Removal Constitutional? [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 Ukrainian nation is wise and it will understand. Ukraine's new government came to power last week following months of pro-democracy protests against the country's pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, and his decision to turn Ukraine towards Russia instead of the EU. Who would govern Ukraine if Kyiv fell", "Who is Viktor Yanukovych? Furthermore, 36 deputies of Yanukovych's Party of Regions voted for his removal. Yanukovych was married to Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna Nastenko. [226], He did not take part in the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election since he "believe[d] they are unlawful". However, the legitimacy of the election was questioned by many Ukrainians, international organizations, and foreign governments following allegations of electoral fraud. [266], In a 22 February 2017, interview with Christopher Miller of Radio Free Europe, Konstantin Kilimnik explained the existence of a peace effort between Russia and Ukraine called the "Mariupol Plan" in which Viktor Yanukovych would return as president of Russia's illegally controlled regions and Crimea in Ukraine. [299], In November 2016, Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko questioned Yanukovych via video link in connection with the former Berkut. The election was judged free and fair by international observers. [286], On 30 September 2014, the General Prosecutor of Ukraine opened a new case against Yanukovych for using 220 million of state money to establish his own private communication company based on Ukrtelekom. As Viktor Yushchenko celebrates his sixty-seventh birthday this week, those words may well be applied to Ukraine's much maligned and often misunderstood third president. There were no votes against. ", "The Study of Ukrainian Nationalism at the University of Ottawa", "RESOLUTION of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Ukrainians continue to tour the opulent Mezhyhirya estate of their ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Kiev on 21 February. An Interview With Konstantin Kilimnik", "Manafort Worked With Russian-Ukrainian On Peace Plan Before -- And Long After -- Criminal Charges", "Kremlin's two plans. He also wrote that Donbas Chekists under any conditions have done and do their high duty with honor. [257] In this interview he claimed "if I do decide to use the Armed Forces, this will be a legitimate decision in full compliance with both general norms of international law, since we have the appeal of the legitimate President. [43][44] However, it has also been stated by residents of Yanuki that Yanukovych's family left for the Donbas before 1917, and that the collaborator Fyodor Yanukovych was an unrelated individual. [336], Other famous blunders by Yanukovych are his claim that Anton Chekhov was "a Ukrainian poet" in January 2010,[338][339][340] forgetting on 6 January 2011 to congratulate the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian community, which, along with the rest of the Ukrainian people, celebrates Christmas that day,[341] and confusing Kosovo with Serbia and Montenegro, and North Ossetia with South Ossetia in March 2010. "[33], In 2004, Yanukovych was seen as outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Putin's protg. They had the right to use weapons. The Chairman of parliament, Volodymyr Rybak, resigned that morning. Interpipe, his main business asset which produces steel pipes and railway wheels, is worth $500 million. I had to fight for myself every day. [329] In another Wikileaks diplomatic cable, Volodymyr Horbulin, one of Ukraine's most respected policy strategists and former presidential advisor to then-President Viktor Yushchenko, told the United States Ambassador to Ukraine John E. Herbst in 2006 that Yanukovych's Party of Regions was partly composed of "pure criminals" and "criminal and anti-democracy figures. Five years ago Oleksandr Yanukovych was a humble dentist in Kiev earning $14k a year. [72] Election observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said there were no indications of serious fraud and described the vote as an "impressive display" of democracy. He allegedly sustained back and knee injuries while "playing tennis". Janukovytj flydde till Ryssland i februari 2014 och talades i maj 2017 fr att ha gjort allt fr att hjlpa Ryssland att annektera ukrainskt territorium. [130], In a late July 2013 speech Yanukovych stated: "All churches and religious organizations are equal for the state. What is Viktor Yanukovych's Net Worth? [224] Yanukovych asked Dobkin to "pick out a few factories for me to visit"; the director of state-owned industrial giant Turboatom[225] declined even to take his call (according to Dobkin). Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych speaks during a news conference in Kiev March 1, 2013. [323] On 16 February 2010, Yanukovych issued a statement that read: "I can say only one thing to those who anticipate that my presidency will weaken Ukraine that will never happen. [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. In January 2014, this developed into deadly clashes in Kyiv between protesters and Berkut special riot police. [168] The Azarov Government,[169] the Presidential Administration and Yanukovych himself denied being involved with censorship. [281] In 2006, the General Prosecutor closed the case due to lack of evidence. [237] Yanukovych claimed that the decisions of the Ukrainian parliament adopted "in the atmosphere of extremist threats" are unlawful and he remains the "legal president of Ukraine". 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[135] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (April 2010[citation needed]) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (June 2010[136]) soon stated they noticed a big improvement in relations with Ukraine since Yanukovych's presidency. From 2006 to 2007 he was the prime minister of Ukraine; he also served in this post from November 2002 to January 2005, with a short interruption in December 2004. We will not allow the use of churches and religious organizations by some political forces for their narrow interests. Their combined net worth today is $51.5 billion. [255], Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told the UN Security Council on 4 March 2014 that Yanukovych had asked Russia to send troops across the RussiaUkraine border to protect civilians via a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2014. It led to uprising of pro-Russian rebels in Lugansk and Donetsk regions of the country, where many of Akhmetov's. [209] On 11 March he claimed he should return to Ukraine as soon as this was possible. [47][48], On 25 May 2007, Viktor Yanukovych was assigned the post of appointed chairman of the Government Chiefs Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Yanukovych was born on 10 July 1973 to Viktor Yanukovych and Lyudmyla Yanukovych .In March 2015, Yanukovych's younger brother Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych was reported to have died after a vehicle he was travelling fell through ice in Siberia. Viktor Pinchuk, $2.6 billion Pinchuk, 60, whose assets span from steel works to media, saw his net worth almost double over the past year from $1.4 billion to $ 2.6 billion. [336] His autobiographic resume of 90 words contains 12 major spelling and grammatical errors. Experts estimate the cost of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's new private residence at 75 - 100m dollars. [74] Tad Devine, an associate of Rick Gates and Paul Manafort, wrote Yanukovych's victory speech. On self-removal of the President of Ukraine from the exercise of constitutional powers and appointment of extraordinary elections of the President of Ukraine. "[186], Since 2012, Ukraine and the EU had been negotiating a free trade and association agreement. Viktor Medvedchuk (file photo) The United States imposed sanctions on Medvedchuk in 2014, accusing him of undermining democracy in Ukraine. [83], On 3 March 2010, Yanukovych suspended his membership in the Party of Regions as he was barred by the Constitution from heading a political party while president,[84] and handed over leadership in the party and its parliamentary faction to Mykola Azarov. [13] Upon coming to power Yanukovych had reversed oversight measures established during the Yushchenko administration to restrain the Berkut's abuse of citizens whereupon the special force "upped its brutality. The Family's business interests spread far and wide, from oil and gas to prime real estate in the capital. Because no candidate passed the 50 percent threshold, a second round of voting was scheduled. In February 2021, Zelenskiy's administration moved to. [198] Thousands of protesters advanced from the Maidan in Kyiv towards parliament, led by activists with shields and helmets. [297], Interpol later confirmed that Yanukovych and Oleksandr Yanukovych were no longer subject to an Interpol red notice or diffusion, and that they are unknown on Interpol's databases. This is evidenced by the data of the Anti-Raider Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine. After his ally lost . [263] Russian media had previously reported that Yanukovych, along with his wife, had moved to Sochi. Viktor Yanukovych Net Worth, Biography, Wife, Age, Height, Weight, and many more details can be checked on this page.Viktor Yanukovych is the former leading political personality with a net worth of $110 million in 2023. Virtual tour of the protesters grounds", "Ukraine: A year after EuroMaydan, justice delayed, justice denied", "Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov resigns", "Ukraine crisis: 'One miscalculation, and Britain faces an existential threat to our whole being', "Modern Imperialism in Crimea and the Donbas", "Ukraine Protestors Seize Kiev As President Flees", "On withdrawal of the President of Ukraine from the implementation of constitutional powers and calling early presidential elections in Ukraine", Parliamentary vote on the draft resolution on the withdrawal of President of Ukraine to fulfill constitutional powers (number 4193), "-: : , "", "Janukowitsch ruft ukrainische Armee zur Befehlsverweigerung auf", "Yanukovych's removal was unconstitutional", "Was Yanukovych's Ouster Constitutional? [190] This sparked large protests at Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in the center of Kyiv, which became known as 'Euromaidan'. [123], Yanukovych stated in the past that he wanted Russian to become the second state language in Ukraine. We do not live in a fairy tale and understand that our partners also defend their interests". Never mind. [110], According to Yanukovych, relations between Ukraine and Russia in the gas sector were to be built "according to the rules of the market". [300][303], In closing arguments on 16 August, prosecutors Ruslan Kravchenko and Maksym Krym asked the court in Kyiv to sentence the former leader to 15 years in prison. The exact distribution of wealth and precise weight of influence are difficult to gauge, but most of the country's richest men were afraid to cross the Yanukovich family, even in cases where their own economic interests favored an economically pro-EU Ukraine. Ukraine's attempts to do so by blaming one of our neighbors are unjust. They also called for a return to the 2004 Constitution of Ukraine to give more power to parliament over the president. [170][171] In a press conference 12 May 2010 President Yanukovych's representative in the Verkhovna Rada Yury Miroshnychenko stated that Yanukovych was against political repression for criticism of the regime. Yanukovych lost this second election to Yushchenko. [365], In January 2019, Manafort resigned from the Connecticut bar.[366]. The exact whereabouts of Yanukovych when he made this statement was unclear. One of the most frequently cited criticisms of Yushchenko is the myth that he facilitated the return of Viktor Yanukovych to power, first as prime minister in 2006, and . [214][215][216][217], On the same day that parliament removed Yanukovych from office, it voted to authorize the release of his rival Yulia Tymoshenko from a prison hospital. [124] Currently Ukrainian is the only official language of Ukraine. [253] He said he was surprised ("knowing the character of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin"[226]) by the silence of Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, on the events in Ukraine. [145], According to Yanukovych the main priority of his foreign policy was to integrate Ukraine "into the European mainstream", while improving relations with Russia. [88] He stated on 7 January 2010 that Ukraine is ready to consider an initiative by Dmitry Medvedev on the creation of a new Europe collective security system[88] stating "And we're ready to back Russia's and France's initiatives". He also stated, "[A] crushing blow delivered under [my] rule to corruption and bureaucracy has been met with resistance". This is a violation of international law". In 2004, as the Prime Minister, Yanukovych participated in the controversial Ukrainian presidential election as the Party of Regions candidate. Yanukovych's Party of Regions support allowed for the establishment of Yuriy Yekhanurov's government in late 2005. "[258], At a press-conference in Rostov-On-Don on 11 March 2014 Yanukovych asked the Ukrainian military to disobey the "criminal orders" of a "band of ultranationalists and neofascists". On 2March, Ukrayinska Pravda reported that Ukrainian intelligence sources believed that Yanukovych was spotted in Minsk, Belarus, and that it was Russia's intention to declare Yanukovych as President of Ukraine in the event of Russian forces gaining control of Kyiv. [224] Dobkin's impression of Yanukovych (during this meeting) was "a guy on another planet". [258] He said he gave no orders to open fire on Euromaidan protesters. This is a matter of the state's national security". Then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (left) gives a wink to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the . 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?". [91], For 2012 Yanukovych predicted "social standards will continue to grow" and "improvement of administrative services system will continue". [ 5][ 6][ 7] [16] He said "When we arrived in Kharkiv, on the early morning of 22 February, the security service started to receive information that radical groups were arriving in Kharkiv. [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. [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. [172], Yanukovych has been widely criticized for "massive" corruption and cronyism. 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." "Our policy is directed to protection of our national interests. [23] Acting Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov declared that Yanukovych had been placed on Ukraine's most wanted list and that a criminal case for the mass killings of civilians had been opened against him. [232][233], According to an April 2014 poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre, only 4.9% of respondents would have liked to see Yanukovych return to the presidency. [205] The resolution to remove Yanukovych was supported by all opposition parties: 86 deputies of Batkivshchyna (Fatherland Party), 41 deputies of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR), 36 deputies of Svoboda (Freedom Party), 30 deputies of the Communist Party, as well as 99 independents. His government was overthrown after a chain of violent clashes between protesters . In foreign affairs, Yanukovych's cabinet was considered to be politically close to Russia, although declaring support for Ukrainian membership in the European Union.
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