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Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych [b] (born 9 July 1950) is a former Ukrainian politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014. [4] He also served as the prime minister of Ukraine several times between 2002 and 2007 and was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) from 2006 to 2010.
However, on July 28, 2008, the Economic Court of Kyiv City annulled the Cabinet's decision and returned the Mezhyhirya residence back under Yanukovych's ownership. [24] In 2009 Yanukovych claimed to have full ownership. [2] He has not revealed the price he paid for the property, instead calling it a "very serious price". [25]
The first round of the election was held on 17 January 2010. Voter turnout was approximately 67 percent, compared to 75 percent at the 2004 presidential election. Early-vote returns from the first round of the election held on 17 January showed Yanukovych in first place with 36% of the vote. [206]
He served as Minister of Emergency Services under disgraced President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled Ukraine after a mass uprising in 2014 that triggered Russia's annexation of Crimea.
On 2 April 2014, Yanukovych gave an interview to Russian and foreign media: [13] Immediately after the signing of the agreement, I began to fulfill the obligations that the government assumed. As the President of Ukraine, I instructed the police to retreat from the Maidan without delay. The radical faction responded with shooting...
Russia currently occupies a little under 20 per cent of Ukraine, including parts of four regions of mainland Ukraine, as well as the Crimean peninsula. Mr Putin first invaded Ukraine in 2014, when ...
Yanukovych I (2002–04) 3: Viktor Yushchenko Віктор Ющенко (1954–) [7] 23 January 2005 – 25 February 2010: 5 years, 33 days Our Ukraine: 2004: Tymoshenko I (2005) Yekhanurov (2005–06) Yanukovych II (2006–07) Tymoshenko II (2007–10) 4: Viktor Yanukovych Віктор Янукович (1950–) [8] 25 February 2010 – 22 ...
Ukraine claims control of hundreds of square miles of Russian territory as operation forces tens of thousands to flee Ivana Kottasová, CNN August 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM