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The tag "Yanukovych Viktor" highlights significant events in the life of the former Ukrainian President. From being sentenced to 15 years for treason and desertion incitement, Viktor Yanukovych's legal challenges have been notable. His involvement in the Maidan shootings and the Kharkiv Agreements has further complicated his return to Ukraine. Recently, media reported on his flight activities in the Middle East and his presence in Russia. Meanwhile, his son Oleksandr has been granted Russian citizenship, reflecting their strategic maneuvers in response to the growing legal pressure. The European Union continues to update its sanctions against the Yanukovychs, retaining its asset freezes. This saga underlines both domestic and international scrutiny, showcasing how legal and political pursuits intertwine as Yanukovych and his allies navigate their circumstances in the face of Ukrainian and global justice.
What are the charges against Viktor Yanukovych?
Viktor Yanukovych has been charged with multiple crimes, including treason and incitement to desertion, leading to a 15-year prison sentence. He is also implicated in the 2014 Maidan shootings and other legal disputes related to his presidency in Ukraine.
How has the international community reacted to Yanukovych?
The international community, particularly the European Union, has imposed sanctions and asset freezes on Viktor Yanukovych and his associates. His legal challenges and activities remain under close watch as geopolitical tensions influence these measures.
Where is Viktor Yanukovych currently residing?
Viktor Yanukovych is believed to be residing in the Moscow region of Russia. His relocation reflects ongoing legal challenges in Ukraine and strategic decisions amidst political and international pressures.
Has Viktor Yanukovych's son faced similar repercussions?
Oleksandr Yanukovych, Viktor's son, has faced repercussions including sanctions similar to his father. Recently, he obtained Russian citizenship, further entangling the Yanukovych family's affairs with Russian geopolitical interests.
What is the current status of Yanukovych's legal battles in Ukraine?
Yanukovych's legal battles are ongoing in Ukraine, with multiple high-profile cases such as the Maidan shootings and charges of treason being pursued in Ukrainian courts. These cases continue to unfold as he remains abroad.
Are there sanctions against Yanukovych in the EU?
The EU has imposed sanctions including asset freezes on Viktor Yanukovych and his associates. These sanctions reflect the EU's stance on Yanukovych's alleged crimes and impact his financial and political maneuverability internationally.
How has Yanukovych responded to these legal challenges?
Yanukovych, through legal representatives, continues to challenge the charges and sanctions imposed upon him. His actions include appeals and legal maneuvers in both Ukrainian and international courts to contest his judicial and political standing.
What impact has Yanukovych's actions had on Ukrainian politics?
Viktor Yanukovych's presidency and subsequent legal challenges have significantly impacted Ukrainian politics, contributing to ongoing reforms and legal precedents concerning corruption, accountability, and foreign policy in Ukraine.
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Gubarev on relationship between Azarov and Yanukovych: "While prime minister was away on business trip, president’s people nicked billion dollars". VIDEO Pavlo Gubarev, a former militant leader and the so-called "people’s governor" of Donetsk Oblast, gave an extensive interview to Yury Dud, in which he spoke about the specific dynamics within the upper echelons of power during Viktor Yanukovych’s time. In particular, the collaborator recalled his... 12 199 30 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family
Eleven Russian business jets, including Yanukovych’s plane, flew out of Middle East in two days, - media At least 11 Russian-registered business jets flew from airports in Oman and the United Arab Emirates to Moscow on March 2 and 3. 181 115 20 Previously in trend: Israel’s strike against Iran US strikes on Iran
15 years for treason and fleeing Ukraine: Yanukovych’s sentence has come into force The verdict against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has finally come into force — he has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. 2 779 35 Previously in trend: Trial against Yanukovych
Ukrainians rated country’s five presidents on ten-point scale, - survey Ukrainians continue to highly appreciate Volodymyr Zelenskyy's activities. Despite a slight decline, his rating remains the highest. 13 878 126
Yanukovych is in Barvikha village, Moscow region - Prosecutor General’s Office Fugitive former President Viktor Yanukovych is currently in the Moscow region of Russia. 5 111 30 Previously in trend: Trial against Yanukovych
Yanukovych received second sentence in Ukrainian court: 15 years’ imprisonment for inciting military personnel of Department of State Protection of Ukraine to desertion, - Office of Prosecutor General. PHOTOS Following a public prosecution by prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office, the fourth President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and the former Deputy Head of the State Protection Department of Ukraine, the Head of the Presidential Security Service, were sentenced. 3 476 34
Maidan shootings: Preparatory hearing in case against Yanukovych and security forces has been delayed since June 2024 Since June 2024, the Brovary City District Court has been holding a preparatory hearing in the case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and security forces on charges of organizing the dispersal and shooting of activists on February 18-20, 2014, on the Maidan. The case is being... 1 357 14 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown Investigation of crimes against Maidan
3 billion of Ukraine’s non-existent debt to Russian Defense Ministry: Kyiv Commercial Court Judge is served with notice of suspicion of treason. PHOTO Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office served a notice of suspicion to a judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court and former senior officials. 168 773 84
Yanukovych’s son granted Russian citizenship - Russian media Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, has been granted Russian citizenship. 7 719 36
SSU seizes assets worth over UAH 1bn of former MP Yankovsky, who was Yanukovych’s confidant. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine seized assets of former MP Mykola Yankovsky worth over UAH 1 billion. 2 397 8
Yanukovych’s plane arrived in Belarus, - "Belarusian Hajun" The plane of fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych arrived in Gomel, Belarus. 19 921 184
Former Yanukovych ally, former head of SAA Kravets expelled from Lithuania An associate of fugitive Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Kravets, who has taken refuge with his family in Lithuania, is being expelled from the country. 5 900 23
"Where is Tatarov?" Yanukovych and power department leadership of those times, except Tatarov, will be tried in biggest Maidan case. VIDEO Investigators have completed the investigation into the organisation of the dispersal and shootings of participants in the Revolution of Dignity on 18-20 February 2014. 19 699 118 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
Case against Yanukovych and Azarov regarding "Kharkiv Agreements" has been referred to court The SBI completed the pre-trial investigation against former President Viktor Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on charges of treason due to the signing of the "Kharkiv Agreements". 2 777 35
Supreme Court of Great Britain ruled in favor of Ukraine in case of Yanukovych’s three-billion dollar "debt". The Supreme Court of Great Britain ruled in favor of Ukraine in the case of "Yanukovych’s debt" of $3 billion. 7 686 12
Court allowed arrest of Yanukovych in case of shooting of demonstrators, - Prosecutor General’s Office With the participation of the prosecutors of the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure in the form of detention of the former president of Ukraine. 1 886 18
Personal sanctions imposed against Yanukovych, Lebedev, Kurchenko and Deripaska - Zelensky’s decree Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the enactment of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated October 12, 2022 "On the application and amendments to the personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)". 3 496 59
Yanukovych was in Belarus in March and was preparing to return to Ukraine after occupying Kyiv - The Washington Post The FSB prepared two puppet governments ahead of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in case Kyiv was seized. 28 637 122 Previously in trend: War
EU imposes new sanctions against Yanukovych and his son Alexander The European Union has imposed new sanctions against ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr Yanukovych. 4 549 36
Court grants arrest to fugitive ex-president Yanukovych in case of illegal crossing of state border With the participation of prosecutors from the Prosecutor General's Office, the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv has remanded in custody former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who is suspected of smuggling people across Ukraine's state border. 2 518 22
Yanukovych files lawsuit in DACK against Verkhovna Rada Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych appealed to the District Administrative Court of Kyiv with a claim against the Verkhovna Rada, representative of the parliament in the Constitutional Court Olha Sovhyria said. 5 997 54
High Anti-Corruption Court Decides To Summon Yanukovych To Hearing The High Anti-Corruption Court has decided to summon former president Viktor Yanukovych to a hearing. 614 13
NACB To Request Interpol To Put Yanukovych And His Son On International Wanted List The National Anticorruption Bureau (NACB) intends to request Interpol to put former president Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr on the international wanted list within the case upon Mezhygirya residence. 865 6
EU court annuls decision from 2019 to extend sanctions against Yanukovych, his son The General Court of the European Union has issued a judgment to annul the EU Council's 2019 acts extending EU sanctions and freezing the assets of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his son, Oleksandr Yanukovych, due to the lack of sufficient legal protection for both individuals. 1 110 5
Yanukovych, Azarov may still have assets in Ukraine – Danilov Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that former President Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, against whom the NSDC imposed sanctions, may still have assets in Ukraine, which will soon become known. 2 560 16
Court of Appeal upholds Yanukovych arrest in absentia in case on state power seizure Kyiv Court of Appeal has confirmed the legality of the ruling to arrest former President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia in connection with the seizure of state power. 2 688 10
EU Council extends sanctions against Yanukovych, his associates for another year The EU Council decided to extend for another year, until March 6, 2022, sanctions in the form of freezing assets for seven persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds. 1 250 10
Yanukovych's lawyers say prosecutors disrupt hearing on choosing preventive measure The defense of former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych announces the postponement of the court hearing to choose measure of restraint for Yanukovych in the "Maidan case" because of the statement of prosecutors to clarify the Court of Appeal's decision. "The scheduled for today the regular court hearing on this case was disrupted due to the submission by the prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office of applications to clarify the decision of the Court of Appeal, which cancelled the arrest of Viktor Yanukovych in absentia," Yanukovych's lawyer Vitaliy Serdiuk wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday. 1 187 9 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
Yanukovych has another arrest in absentia, verdict in effect, judgment to detain him for applying measure of restraint – PGO The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) says that the second decision on arrest in absentia is in force against former President Viktor Yanukovych, and the court also made a ruling on his detention to apply measure of restraint. 1 332 8 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan
Kyiv Court of Appeal overturns Yanukovych's in absentia conviction Kyiv Court of Appeals has partially upheld a complaint lodged by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's defense team and overturned the decision to arrest him in absentia, lawyer Vitalii Serdiuk has told. 29 438 317
Ex-president Yanukovych notified of suspected treason Former fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych and two ex-defense ministers of Ukraine Dmytro Salamatin and Pavlo Lebedev have been notified of suspected treason. 4 180 33
Poroshenko being questioned in case of Yanukovych's state treason The former president of Ukraine was questioned in Kyiv Court of Appeal, where the case of Viktor Yanukovych's state treason was considered. 10 058 118 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea
Bildt: If Zelenskyi follows path of Yanukovych, this case will be in center of European partners attention If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi repeats the path of Viktor Yanukovych and persecutes the opposition leader, the fifth president, Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s European neighbours will take action. 8 184 130
Court rules to detain Yanukovych in absentia under case on amendments to Constitution Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has selected a measure of restraint for former President of Ukraine (2010-2014) Viktor Yanukovych in the form of detention in absentia under the case on making amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine with the aim of seizing power in the country. 3 752 54
EU to remove Azarov, Stavytskiy from sanctions list - journalist Brussels-based RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozwiak says the European Union has decided to remove former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytskiy from the sanctions list. 2 533 23
New SBI deputy chief Babikov defended ex-president Yanukovich in court. DOCUMENT Ex-Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko published documents confirming that the first deputy director of the State Bureau of Investigation, Oleksander Babikov, was indeed the lawyer of the fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 27 986 202
Zelenskyi appointed Major General Honcharov as head of SBU department of Lviv region November 21, on the day of the beginning of the Revolution of Dignity, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyi appointed Major General Yurii Honcharov, head of the SBU Department of the Lviv Region, who had served in the Lviv Region exactly six years ago and was engaged in the fight against Euromaidan. 27 123 197
Lutsenko says he returned $4 bln to Ukraine Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said that $4 billion had been returned to the state during his tenure. 1 793 53
General Court of EU annuls EU sanctions against Viktor Yanukovych The General Court of the European Union (Luxembourg) has annulled sanctions imposed on former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in 2018-2019, which is a good reason for their soon cancelation, spokesperson of the son of the former president Oleksandr Yanukovych, Yuriy Kirasir, has said. 52 423 778
Ukraine's SBI opens case against Poroshenko over trip to Maldives Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened criminal proceedings against former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko over his trip to the Maldives in 2018. 9 379 228
EU court lifts 2016-2018 sanctions against Yanukovych, his entourage The General Court of the European Union has upheld an appeal filed by a group of Ukrainian citizens to annul restrictive actions taken against them and their funds between 2016 and 2018. 4 255 71
EU court may soon lift sanctions against Yanukovych and his entourage - PGO The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) may in the near future decide on the lifting of sanctions against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his entourage. 4 838 161 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family
Court refuses to arrest Yushchenko’s property The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv refuses to arrest property of former president, Viktor Yushchenko. 2 792 36
Appeal against Yanukovych' sentence to be considered on June 13 The court hearing starts at 10 am. 2 189 60 Previously in trend: Trial against Yanukovych
Yanukovych hopes to return to Ukraine after Zelenskyi’s inauguration Ukraine's fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, convicted of treason, wants to return to Ukraine after Petro Poroshenko leaves the presidential post. 25 669 427
Yanukovych congratulates Zelenskyi with election victory Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has congratulated Volodymyr Zelenskyi on his victory in the presidential election of Ukraine. 28 857 431 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019
FBI admit they could not return single dollar to Ukraine, - Karen Greenway American investigators admit they had not been able to recover assets stolen by the Yanukovych regime. 32 865 142 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family
Yanukovych files report to SBI about "crimes of Turchunov, Pashynskyi, Avakov". PHOTO Yanukovych’s lawyers have filed a report to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) with 9 volumes of "evidence" gathered during the lawsuit against their client. 24 684 233
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