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Trial in high treason case against Yanukovych. Live updates Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv has started its fourth hearing in the case of former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who is charged with high treason, assistance in waging aggressive war, assistance in violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and immunity that lead to human casualties or other grave consequences. 12.07.17 10:58 6 150 15 Ukrainian Politics

High treason trial of Yanukovych: former president revoked lawyers, hearing postponed until July 12. Live updates On July 6, at 10 a.m., Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv held its third hearing in the case of high treason by former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who is charged with high treason, assistance in waging aggressive war, assistance in violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and immunity that lead to human casualties or other grave consequences. The day before, Yanukovych announced he would revoke his attorneys. 06.07.17 12:40 13 691 25 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych decided not to participate in high treason trial and revoked his lawyers Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has announced he had decided not to participate in the trial on his high treason and wants to revoke his lawyers. 06.07.17 10:02 26 426 91 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecution witnesses in case against Yanukovych's high treason will include top officials like Avakov, Turchynov, Chubarov, and 140 others. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The list of witnesses that the prosecution wants to question in the high treason case against fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych includes 143 persons. 30.06.17 09:29 14 446 41 Ukrainian Politics

Hearing of high treason case against former president of Ukraine Yanukovych. Live updates (ended) At 10 a.m., June 29, trial over former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych started in Obolonskyi district of Kyiv. Yanukovych is charged with high treason, assistance in waging aggressive war, and aiding in violation of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine that led to casualties and other grave consequences. 29.06.17 10:31 11 680 17 Ukrainian Politics

Treason of Yanukovych: Judge postpones hearing until June 29. Live updates (ended) Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv in the morning of June 26 held its first hearing on the merits of the case against former President Yanukovych charged with high treason. 26.06.17 10:45 12 937 20 Ukrainian Politics

Trial over fugitive Ukrainian President Yanukovych. Notes of proceedings On June 16, Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv will held another preparation trial in absentia over former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, accused of high treason by the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine. 16.06.17 09:43 24 502 80 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych wants Ukraine to ask Russia for his questioning Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv continues preparation hearings into the case of former president Viktor Yanukovych's high treason. 29.05.17 11:06 20 149 57 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor requested trial for Yanukovych in absentia, hearing postponed The prosecution has requested that the case against former president Yanukovych was heard on Obolonskyi district court in Kyiv without the suspect, in absentia. The agency has filed a relevant request. 18.05.17 16:29 7 625 18 Ukrainian Politics

Court proposes three options for Yanukovych to be present during trial, lawyers oppose On May 18, Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv continues preparation hearing in the case of former Ukraine's President Victor Yanukovych. 18.05.17 12:23 11 908 13 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych stole equivalent of Ukraine's state budget as president, - prosecutor's office The Prosecutor General's Office claims some $40 billion of public funds was stolen by Ukraine's former President Viktor Yanukovych. 07.05.17 13:06 51 016 376 Ukrainian Politics

Over 100 witnesses including high-ranking officials to testify against Yanukovych, - prosecutor More than 100 people including Ukraine’s senior officials will give testimony in the case of high treason filed against Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 05.05.17 12:17 20 028 263 Incidents

PGO to request life imprisonment for Yanukovych, - prosecutor Kravchenko The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) intends to request the Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv to give a life sentence to ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 04.05.17 17:49 14 460 108 Incidents

Cancellation of international arrest warrant for Yanukovych not to impact trial into high treason, - PGO Recent decisions of Interpol to remove Viktor Yanukovych regime officials from the international wanted list were first of all made due to the imperfection of Ukrainian criminal procedural legislation in terms of defining pre-trial detention. 04.05.17 14:15 9 997 57 Incidents

Fugitive Ukraine’s president Yanukovych, his son Oleksandr removed from Interpol’s wanted list Notices and Diffusions Task Force of Interpol’s General Secretariat decided to delete data on Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr from Interpol’s databases. 04.05.17 11:42 61 728 276 Incidents

Poroshenko: no one showed up to dispute court ruling to seize $1.5B from Yanukovych President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk and National Bank Head Valeria Hontareva. 03.05.17 17:42 24 307 86 Incidents

Ukraine to see unprecedented trial on May 4, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko on Yanukovych case The trial of fugitive Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych will start on May 4. 01.05.17 10:31 32 171 116 Ukrainian Politics

No “Yanukovych funds” confiscated, he keeps over 31M hryvnia in Oschadbank, - lawyer. DOCUMENTS Lawyer of fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych Vitalii Serdiuk denies statements of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine about the alleged confiscation of ex-official’s funds. 28.04.17 21:10 34 212 171 Incidents

Funds seized from Yanukovych and his cronies transferred to State Treasury, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTO $1.5 billion kept on bank accounts of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies that were later attached by the court decision have been transferred to the accounts of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine. 28.04.17 18:57 24 292 145 Incidents

Ukraine may now seek return of Yanukovych's funds from Latvia, - PGO Ukraine can now address the Latvian authorities with a request to return 50 million euros seized from the accounts of Yanukovych-era officials under an international convention. 28.04.17 17:45 9 045 9 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor general says funds confiscated from Yanukovych are kept on hundred accounts, vows budget will get them today Ukraine’s top prosecutor delved into the Yanukovych regime slush fund generated from the money stolen from "each Ukrainian," as put by Lutsenko. 28.04.17 16:43 22 816 106 Previously in trend: Party of Regions' off-the-book payments

Verdict on seizure of $1.5B from Yanukovych and cronies came into force, - Turchynov The court decision on the confiscation of $1.5 billion in Oschadbank accounts of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and his entourage in favor of the Ukrainian state budget has taken effect. 28.04.17 12:55 54 264 142 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor's Office seeks Canada's help in establishing author of Yanukovych's book 'Opportunity Ukraine' Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has requested Canada's help in establishing authors of the book by fugitive Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, titled "Opportunity Ukraine." 18.04.17 13:32 29 477 84 Ukrainian Politics

English court's ruling on $3 bln "Yanukovych debt" will not affect IMF cooperation program with Ukraine, - Financial Ministry Ukraine's Finance Ministry says the ruling of London's High Court to oblige Ukraine to repay the $3 billion debt to Russia will not affect the cooperation program with the IMF. 31.03.17 16:48 16 134 89 Ukrainian Politics

No "justifiable defence" in Ukraine's $3 bln Russia loan case London's high court ruled on Wednesday that Ukraine did not provide "justifiable defence" in a $3 billion Eurobond case (the so-called "Yanukovych's loan" by Russia to Ukraine) brought by Russia against Kyiv and that it would not be right for the case to go to full trial. 29.03.17 14:06 50 410 101 Ukrainian Politics

Voronenkov’s assassination to have no impact on probe into treason charges against Yanukovych, - military prosecutor's office The prosecutor's office insists that former Russian State Duma deputy Denys Voronenkov, who was murdered in Kyiv, was as important for the investigation into ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s high treason like all other witnesses while his murder will by no means affect the probe. 28.03.17 16:49 2 396 10 Previously in trend: Voronenkov assassinated

Kyiv's Obolonskyi district court to try Yanukovych The Appeals Court of Kyiv has instructed the Obolonskyi district court of Kyiv to hear the treason case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. 28.03.17 15:42 1 507 5 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian MP says has more evidence against Manafort, - CNN The document allegedly confirms that former advisor to fugitive Ukrainian president Yanukovych and former head of Trump's presidential campaign Paul Manafort could have been hiding funds received from Yanukovych. 22.03.17 17:16 34 633 52 Previously in trend: Party of Regions' off-the-book payments

PGO raids offices, houses of Yanukovych, Kliuiev’s cronies in Kyiv and Donetsk regions The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) carried out a number of searches at the premises owned by accomplices of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and ex-Head of the Presidential Administration Andrii Kliuiev in the Kyiv and Donetsk regions. 22.03.17 17:08 4 951 5 Incidents

Yanukovych sent no letter with request to deploy troops in Ukraine, Russia's Peskov says. DOCUMENT Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov says former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych did not address Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to send troops in Ukraine. 16.03.17 14:58 70 658 202 Ukrainian Politics

PGO refers Yanukovych treason case to court, - Lutsenko (updated) The Prosecutor General's Office has sent the case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to court. 14.03.17 19:39 6 476 51 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

Ukrainian prosecutors offer to question Yanukovych in Mezhyhiria, beside ostriches Ukrainian prosecutors will not go to Russia for questioning ex-President Viktor Yanukovych at the invitation of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. 10.03.17 19:06 23 313 95 Ukrainian Politics

State Management of Affairs ex-head indicted for seizing Mezhyhiria: 1M euro found during search at his place - Lutsenko. PHOTO Former Head of the State Management of Affairs (DUS) Ihor Tarasiuk has been indicted on charges of seizing the state-owned Mezhyhiria residence in favor of fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. During a search at his place, law enforcers seized documents, 1 million euro, gold and other things. 03.03.17 16:25 38 144 38 Previously in trend: Mezhygorye Secrets

EU ministers support sanctions against Yanukovych and 14 others, - media The decision was made on Friday, March 3, at a meeting. 03.03.17 14:49 2 331 24 Ukrainian Politics

EU ambassadors extend sanctions against Yanukovych and allies for another year, exclude Ivaniushchenko from list, - RFE/RL Ambassadors of the EU member states ruled on Thursday to extend sanctions against former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies for another year. 03.03.17 11:11 6 190 21 Incidents

"Manafort's Man" in Kyiv Kylymnyk says he briefed Manafort on Ukraine during presidential race in US Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty interviewed Ukrainian Kostiantyk Kylymnyk and called him "Manafort's Man" in Kyiv. Kylymnyk says he briefed the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine during last year's presidential race. 23.02.17 11:15 11 477 13 Previously in trend: President Trump

Maidan crackdown ordered by then heads of NSDC and Presidential Administration, fugitive President Yanukovych says, - Spiegel Fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says he did not order to forcibly clear the Maidan from protesters in November 2013. 22.02.17 15:31 106 032 142 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych: I and my associates dream of returning to Ukraine and get back to normal life Fugitive President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych’s dream is to go back to his homeland to contribute to the country’s restoration. 22.02.17 11:51 55 045 200 Oddities

Treason indictment against Yanukovych to be referred to court on March 14, - Matios Ukraine's Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios says an indictment for treason against ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych will be referred to court on March 14. 20.02.17 23:58 3 581 34 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

Another Russian Duma MP, Communist Voronenkov testifies in Yanukovych case Former Russian Duma MP, member of the Communist Party Denis Voronenkov has testified in the case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, accused of high treason. 27.01.17 13:55 47 809 44 Ukrainian Politics

SBU general in charge of spying on Ukrainian lawmakers, - MP Nayyem The Security Service of Ukraine did not change its methods even after the Euromaidan and Revolution of Dignity. The agency continues to wiretap people’s deputies and other political undesirables. 24.01.17 13:49 51 033 122 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych fled in company of Polezhai, Pshonka and Zakharchenko, - security guards Witnesses' interviews were read out in Pechersk district court of Kyiv which hears the case of fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 21.01.17 11:01 217 092 196 Ukrainian Politics

Court sanctions trying Yanukovych in absentia. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Pechersk district court of Kyiv granted permission to the Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to try in absentia fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych charged of high treason. 20.01.17 23:43 8 172 65 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

Court ruling on Kurchenko's arrest takes effect, - PGO Infamous Ukrainian oligarch Serhii Kurchenko is accused of establishing a criminal organization involved in a number of grave offenses, including asset-grabbing, money laundering and the launch of fake business entities to cover up illegal activities. 19.01.17 16:48 10 688 29 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family Kurchenko’s shadow empire

Runaway Yanukovych blames Maidan killings on Turchynov, Parubii and Pashynskyi Viktor Yanukovych keeps insisting the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has not served any indictment against him. 19.01.17 14:50 191 889 617 Ukrainian Politics

Yanukovych's letter to Putin with request to send troops to Ukraine: Censor.NET publishes historical document Censor.NET has obtained the historical document - a letter of former President Viktor Yanukovych to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to deploy troops in Ukraine. 18.01.17 17:58 359 126 290 Ukrainian Politics

PGO to launch intergovernmental talks to recover Yanukovych's assets from Latvia, - Yenin Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko intends to address Prime Minister Hroisman with a proposal to form an inter-ministerial delegation. 18.01.17 11:32 2 199 5 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine, Switzerland agree to speed up joint efforts to investigate crimes and return attached assets of Ukrainian ex-officials Presidents of Switzerland Doris Leuthard and Ukraine Petro Poroshenko agreed to speed up joint steps in the investigation of crimes of former authorities and return of frozen assets that are now stored in Swiss banks. 17.01.17 19:01 2 364 12 Ukrainian Politics