Ukraine's Yanukovich says not resigning or leaving Ukraine
- 10 years ago
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President Viktor Yanukovich denounced on Saturday what he described as a "coup d'etat" by gangsters who were terrorizing Ukraine and said he would not flee the country or let it be torn apart.
Ukraine's parliament on Saturday voted to remove Yanukovich, who abandoned his Kiev office to protesters after a week of fighting in the streets of the capital, Kiev.
In an interview, which was handed out by the Presidential Press Service, the president looked exhausted but appeared to have suffered no injuries after an incident in which he said his car had come under fire.
"I am absolutely confident that this is an example - which our country and the whole world has seen - an example of a coup." said Yanukovich, who stood in a dark suit and blue tie.
"We are witnessing the return of the Nazis, the time when in 1930s the Nazis came to power in Germany and Austria. It is the same now."
It was not clear where the interview was co
President Viktor Yanukovich denounced on Saturday what he described as a "coup d'etat" by gangsters who were terrorizing Ukraine and said he would not flee the country or let it be torn apart.
Ukraine's parliament on Saturday voted to remove Yanukovich, who abandoned his Kiev office to protesters after a week of fighting in the streets of the capital, Kiev.
In an interview, which was handed out by the Presidential Press Service, the president looked exhausted but appeared to have suffered no injuries after an incident in which he said his car had come under fire.
"I am absolutely confident that this is an example - which our country and the whole world has seen - an example of a coup." said Yanukovich, who stood in a dark suit and blue tie.
"We are witnessing the return of the Nazis, the time when in 1930s the Nazis came to power in Germany and Austria. It is the same now."
It was not clear where the interview was co