The site of the event will be announced later, the agency writes.
Yanukovich vanished over the weekend and his whereabouts have so far been unknown, with rumors claiming that he could have fled to Russia, or that he was still in Crimea.
He was reportedly last seen at his residence in Crimea, which has since been opened to the public.
The new Ukrainian authorities – who came to power following months of violent confrontation – put Yanukovich on an international wanted list on suspicion of involvement in mass killings during the riots in Kiev.
Dozens of people were killed in clashes between armed radical protesters and security forces.
On February 22, Ukrainian MPs voted to oust Yanukovich and hold a presidential vote on May 25.
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, held an emergency session and passed a law on the return to the 2004 constitution without the president's approval, saying that the president had removed himself from power.
Yanukovich described the situation as a coup d’etat and said he was not going to resign, as he was a “legitimately elected president.”
On February 23, the parliament voted for its speaker, Aleksandr Turchinov, as acting president of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader fled Kiev at the end of the worst week of violence since protests began in November, when he refused to sign an association agreement with the EU.
On Wednesday, Ukraine’s deputy prosecutor general said that the president was still on the country’s soil, without giving any further details.
On Thursday Viktor Yanukovich made a statement that he still considered himself the legitimate leader of Ukraine and warned against an internal military conflict. He also asked Russia to ensure his safety against the actions of “extremists” that took power in Ukraine.
A source inside the Russian authorities told Itar-Tass news agency that his security had reportedly been ensured on Russian territory “in connection with the fact that President Yanukovich appealed to the Russian authorities".
http://rt.com/news/yanukovich-press-conference-russia-059/
27/2/14
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Crimean premier considers Viktor Yanukovich to be Ukraine’s legitimate president...
ReplyDeleteSergei Aksyonov, Crimea’s newly-appointed prime minister, told journalists on Thursday that he considered Viktor Yanukovich to be Ukraine’s legitimate president.
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http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721327
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ReplyDeleteUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday he had not ordered police to shoot at protesters before he was forced out of power and the responsibility for bloodshed in Kiev lay with the demonstrators.
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Asked about his arch-rival, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from jail last Saturday, Yanukovich said he had never meant her any harm.............http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_28/I-didnt-give-order-to-shoot-protesters-Ukraines-Yanukovych-2717/
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ReplyDeletePrenant la parole depuis la Russie, le président déchu assure ne pas avoir été "renversé" et dit vouloir "poursuivre la lutte pour l'avenir" de son pays.
Le président ukrainien déchu Viktor Ianoukovitch, réapparu jeudi en Russie, a tenu une conférence de presse vendredi 28 février à Rostov-sur-le-Don, ville du sud de la Russie proche de la frontière ukrainienne.
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L'ex-président ukrainien s'est également étonné du "silence" du président russe Vladimir Poutine et a accusé les Occidentaux d'être responsables des bouleversements et des victimes à Kiev. "La Russie doit et est obligée d'agir, et connaissant le caractère de Vladimir Poutine, je me demande pourquoi il est si réservé et pourquoi il garde le silence", a-t-il déclaré. Il a aussi estimé que les bouleversements et les victimes en Ukraine étaient le "résultat de la politique irresponsable de l'Occident qui a montré trop d'indulgence envers Maïdan"................http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/ukraine-la-revolte/20140228.OBS8059/ukraine-exile-en-russie-ianoukovitch-s-exprimera-ce-vendredi.html?xtor=RSS-17
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