Putin: Yanukovich is alive
The Russian President has given a press conference dedicated to the situation in Ukraine today.
Vladimir Putin refuted the information about the death of ex-President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich (the rumours had appeared on the Internet).
"I have seen Yanukovich once since he came to the Russian Federation. He was safe and sound. He had caught cold at the funeral of those distributing such rumours,” UNIAN quotes Vladimir Putin.
Yanukovich has no political future, Putin admitted. Victor Yanukovich could have been killed in Ukraine if he had not left the country, the Russian President added. “Death is the easiest way to get rid of a legitimate President,” Vladimir Putin said.
Yanukovich asked Putin to bring in troops to Ukraine on March 1, mass media reported yesterday.
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