Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych; born 9 July 1950) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the fourth President of Ukraine from February 2010 until his removal from power in February 2014. Yanukovych served as the governor of Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine, from 1997 to 2002. He was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 21 November 2002 to 31 December 2004, under President Leonid Kuchma. Yanukovych first ran for president in 2004: he advanced to the runoff election, and initially...
NationalityUkrainian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth9 July 1950
CountryUkraine
That was a fraud intended to seize power, and look what they did with it. They kept creating crises which Ukrainian people struggled to overcome.
Europe will support Ukraine, and Ukraine will build mutually beneficial relations with all nations, including the European Union.
I would like to warn the authorities on behalf of millions of people who backed the Party of Regions during the elections that the revival of the 'orange' team is a repeat of the mistakes of 2005 in the worst possible way.
We won't allow our elderly to be demeaned. We won't allow anyone else to build our future for our own children. Together, we will win!
Ukraine will undergo a catastrophe if its political elite does not put the country's interests above career ambitions and narrow prejudices.
I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.
We must improve our lives and we will do it together -- all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine...,
Our victory will open a new page in the history of Ukraine. We are ready to work together with any political party.
That decision which the president took was very correct.
The country has seen your real face. You have opened it,
I don't need power at the cost of spilled blood.
The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us.
We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine.
I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty.