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Viktor Yanukovych: I'm still Ukraine's President, will fight for its future
CNN ^
| February 28, 2014
| Laura Smith-Spark and Diana Magnay
Posted on 02/28/2014 9:37:04 AM PST by 1rudeboy
Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave a defiant performance Friday in Russia, as he insisted that he remained the country's legitimate elected leader and was not giving up yet.
"I intend to continue the fight for the future of Ukraine against those who, with fear and with terror, are attempting to replace the power," he said, speaking Russian, not Ukrainian.
"Nobody has overturned me. I was compelled to leave Ukraine due to a direct threat to my life and my nearest and dearest."
Yanukovych, making his first public appearance since his ouster Saturday, said the newly appointed interim government was not legitimate and did not represent the majority of Ukraine's 45 million citizens.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: ukraine; ukrainecrisis; yanukovych
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:37:04 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Dumb move by Putin, IMHO: the guy is a liability.
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:40:25 AM PST
by
Samogon
(Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
To: 1rudeboy
Yanukovych, making his first public appearance since his ouster Saturday, said the newly appointed interim government was not legitimate and did not represent the majority of Ukraine's 45 million citizens.Almost 3/4 of the reps in the Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovich. That seems like a majority to me.
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:41:16 AM PST
by
FreeReign
To: Samogon
When have the Russians ever trifled with such inconsequential issues? Just saying . . . they don’t care.
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:42:37 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Yeah? You and whose army?
Never mind.
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:42:42 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: 1rudeboy
He wants his palace back, and has Russian troops on his side
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:43:42 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: Jim Robinson
Russia might just install the guy as their puppet
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:44:29 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: GeronL
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:49:25 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: FreeReign
Almost 3/4 of the reps in the Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovich. That seems like a majority to me.3/4th of the reps present in Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovich. Bill Clinton would have been impeached if armed protestors had driven Democrat Senators out of Washington.
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:50:29 AM PST
by
Count of Monte Fisto
(The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
To: 1rudeboy
lol/
Large-scale crime is hard work
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:50:49 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: Count of Monte Fisto
Bill Clinton WAS impeached. He went to trial and was acquitted by Senate vote.
To: FReepers
FR To The Finish Line!
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posted on
02/28/2014 9:59:51 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: 1rudeboy
“This was the kind of uprising that the Western societies are no longer capable of!”
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posted on
02/28/2014 10:02:36 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
02/28/2014 10:09:47 AM PST
by
Samogon
(Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
To: 1rudeboy
Putin cares. Increasingly isolated Russia can’t afford foreign policy mistakes. Although, the way events unfold, Russia plays Afghanistan invasion again.
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posted on
02/28/2014 10:12:29 AM PST
by
Samogon
(Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
To: Sacajaweau
Bill Clinton WAS impeached. He went to trial and was acquitted by Senate vote.You're right.
3/4th of the reps present in Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovich. Bill Clinton would have been impeached convicted and removed if armed protestors had driven Democrat Senators out of Washington.
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posted on
02/28/2014 10:13:31 AM PST
by
Count of Monte Fisto
(The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
To: Count of Monte Fisto
3/4th of the reps present in Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovich. That's false.
100% of the reps present voted to impeach Yanuk'. It was unamimous for all reps present.
A little bit more than 25% of the reps weren't present.
To: 1rudeboy
Viktor Yanukovych gave a defiant delusional performance
... there, fixed it.
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posted on
02/28/2014 10:59:23 AM PST
by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
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