Eurasia Press & News
Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.
“I remain not just the sole legitimate president of Ukraine but also commander-in-chief,” he said in his first public appearance in over a week, in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.
“As soon as the circumstances allow – and I am sure there is not long to wait – I will without doubt return to Kiev,” he added, speaking Russian.
Yanukovych gave only a seven minute statement in a conference hall in Rostov-on-Don, standing in front of several Ukrainian flags.
He then left the stage alone without taking questions.
