Ukraine’s prosecutor general has accused the ousted President Viktor Yanukovych of treason, after the former leader made his first witness testimony to a Ukrainian court since the street protests that toppled him almost three years ago.
Yanukovych, who has not been back to Ukraine since fleeing for Russia in 2014, spoke to the court by teleconference from Russia last week and has since reiterated he did not order violence against protesters that killed over 100 of them, as well as casting doubt over the legitimacy of Ukraine’s current government, claiming he never gave up the presidency.
On Monday, however, Ukrainian Prosecutor Yury …read more
Source: Newsweek
