Firtash told about their role in nominating Poroshenko for President
Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash during questioning at the court in Vienna said that the conclusion of the nomination of Petro Poroshenko for President in the spring of 2014 was made at his meeting with the future head of the country and the leader of the "Udar" Vitali Klitschko.

Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash during questioning at the court in Vienna said that the conclusion of the nomination of Petro Poroshenko as the President of the state in the spring of 2014 Was made at his meeting with the future head of the country and the leader of the "Udar" Vitali Klitschko.
"It was Clear that the fight will be - said Firtash.- Yatsenyuk was Prime Minister Turchynov speaker, and They planned to do Yulia Tymoshenko's President. For me it Was unacceptable." He showed that this man with Tymoshenko different approaches to how we should develop the country, and They do not match, transmits news Agency.
"Ukraine should be independent and neutral, have the same relations with Russia and the EU, because differently it will turn out nothing, - said Firtash.- And she doesn't think so. It has Been important Premiership and presidency "." They beautifully say about Ukraine, But every time They come, the country loses something. Lost the independence of gas supplies and received a high price. Lost The Crimea. I think in the future there will be the process, how it happened that Yatsenyuk and Turchynov Lost the Crimea ", - He said. Firtash noticed that was the originator of that meeting in Vienna in the spring of 2014." We got the result that I wanted - Poroshenko became President, Klitschko - the mayor, " He added, refusing to divulge further details. The businessman also said that in 2009, when the U.S. supported Tymoshenko in the presidential elections, He made a bid for Yanukovych." I have Had several secret meetings with Yulia Tymoshenko, and she would say: step away from Yanukovych and support me, We'll take care of everything, otherwise the U.S. will not leave you alone, " He said. Firtash is also said to have played a crucial role in achieving a compromise between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014, and suspects in the breakdown of reached then the agreement of the leader of "Batkivshchyna" Yulia Tymoshenko, reports " news Agency ". Firtash said that persuaded focused on him people's deputies, the leader of which was the party of regions Serhiy Tihipko, to help the opposition and to accept the conclusion on the return of the 2004 Constitution, which narrows the range of possibilities of the President of Ukraine. According to his statement, Then Yanukovych called him back to Paris, where the Businessman held a dialogue with European politicians." He said that I shoved a knife in the back that I physically took away his power, " - said Firtash. The businessman said that at his request Vitali Klitschko has arranged a meeting with other opposition leaders - the head of the parliamentary faction "Batkivshchyna" Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the head of the faction "Freedom" Oleg Tyahnybok. After negotiations with the opposition, which was attended by Tigipko, a Businessman called back by the former head of the presidential administration Andrey Klyuev To organize a new meeting of the opposition to Yanukovych." But I didn't take into account the interests of Tymoshenko, " - said Firtash. He expressed the suspicion that "citizens Tymoshenko" staged a provocation at the Maidan and it tore achieved then consensus with Yanukovych. Then, says Firtash, the pressure from the U.S. has increased, as They were not ready to Express support for Klitschko's candidacy for the position of head of state, putting political power, in which Tymoshenko, Yatsenyuk and Oleksandr Turchynov. On Thursday in Vienna began the trial on the issue of extradition of Firtash in the US, accused of bribing Indian officials To obtain permission for the development of titanium deposits in India. Firtash did not agree to voluntary extradition. From the outset, the request for the detention of Firtash from U.S. government agencies were received in November 2013. However, It was cancelled after a few days, about what the U.S. government had notified at the end of 2013. Then, on 27 February 2014, has received a new request with the same content, And March 12, was issued the order on detention, which was made of police of Vienna on the same day. After entering of pledge on March 21, He was released under recognizance not to leave.