Former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich had been missing since Parliament passed a resolution on February 22nd that kicked him out of office.
With Viktor Yanukovych gone, Ukraine hunts for secrets of former leader: Documents at Yanukovych’s abandoned estate could prove claims of regime corruption – and see him stand trial
“Of the president himself, nothing has been heard since he appeared in a television interview from an undisclosed location on Saturday night, claiming he was still president. But over the weekend, the leader of his own party said that the president was responsible for “criminal orders”, and the Russians also appeared to distance themselves from Yanukovych.
“He has run away, his security and staff have run away … What a pathetic end for a president,” wrote Alexey Pushkov, the hawkish head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, on Twitter.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/viktor-yanukovych-ukraine-secret-documents
1. “Ukraine’s parliament has voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovich from office, hours after he abandoned his Kiev office to protesters and denounced what he described as a coup (armed militants).”
2. The impeachment, which was backed by 328 of the 447 deputies, argues that Yanukovich abused his powers (NOT 75% required by the constitution)
It was a coup.
Interpol has put the ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on the international wanted list on charges of embezzlement and financial wrongdoing. Ukrainian authorities said Interpol’s publication of a so-called 'red notice' against the 64-year-old, who has been living in Russia since being ousted by street protests almost a year ago, empowered any police force to hand him over to Ukraine if he was detained. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/12/viktor-yanukovych-interpol-wanted-list-ukraine