Yanukovych expressed gratitude to Putin for saving his life
The former head of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych gave an interview to the BBC, allowing assessment of the events in the homeland.

The former head of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych gave an interview to the BBC, allowing assessment of the events in the homeland.
Ex-President of Ukraine gave the first interview with Western media since the conflict in the East of the state. In an interview with the BBC journalist by Gabriel Gatehouse Viktor Yanukovych responded to the accusations put forward in his address at home.
Politician admits responsibility for the killing occurred during a protest in Kiev in the winter of 2014, but not completely, As he did not give the order to shoot on present stocks. However, the ex-President of Ukraine believes that "flawed" - had not done enough to stop the bloodshed, arranged, according to his statement, the cardinal elements of the supporters of the Maidan." I went to present to the Prosecutor General with the request that these materials investigation publicly can show it to the society because the society does not know that the proceedings on the fact of not being. It took a year and a half. On the contrary, destroyed all traces of the crimes committed on the Maidan ", - said Yanukovych. Anyway, the BBC reported, in the registry of the Ukrainian Prosecutor's case under the criminal code on murder of policemen in the process of protests is listed As open. The events in Ukraine Yanukovych called a nightmare, the worst case scenario, " the tragedy of the Ukrainian nation."" The war is, killing innocent citizens, citizens suffer, the country is divided, " said the Politician. For their departure from Ukraine Yanukovych expressed gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation." Vladimir Putin has decided, on the report of its special services. It was his right and his business. He did not consult me. I, of course, grateful that He had given such a command, and my guards helped to fulfill this task, to take me and to save my life, " explained the ex-President of Ukraine. Yanukovych explained and the reunification of the Crimea with Russia, calling This event a fait accompli and called to accept it: "Today is a War. If we talk about the Crimea, we'll get him back, How can we bring him back? War? Has the War necessary?" Another theme in the conversation were millions in hiding in offshore accounts which blame Yanukovych. He States that the accusation is unjust: such he had no money. And in Ukraine it is only a house of 630 square Meters, bought with his own money, which declared ". As reported by the print edition OPINION, June 20, acting head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appealed to the constitutional court with a petition to declare unconstitutional a law According to which Yanukovych was stripped of the honorary title of President of the state. Poroshenko himself signed the law, but now argues that It is contrary to the position of the Ukrainian Constitution about lifetime honorary title of head of the country.