This must be April fool' s day joke, no?
On Monday, 31 March 2014, Pavlo Ivanchenko <[email protected]> wrote:
> How can this be compatible with his role and his oath as president of
> Ukraine??? Does not his presidential oath call for maintaining the
> independence of Ukraine and protecting its territorial integrity?? As such
> he should be condemning the annexation of Crimea by Russia yet is not. This
> shows how he values the country he is president of and how much he
> cherished his oath. I hope those in eastern and southern Ukraine realize
> how they have been betrayed and robbed by their own "local boy" !!!!
>
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> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/ousted-yanukovych-joins-putin-administration/497137.html
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> Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted a position
> in President Vladimir Putin's administration as an adviser on the country's
> affairs with Ukraine, according to a source close to the Kremlin.
>
> The official's surprise announcement comes at the height of tensions
> between Russia and Ukraine over Russia's recent annexation of the Crimean
> peninsula last month.
>
> "We need to understand how the bandits who seized power in Kiev think,"
> the source said Monday. "We thought Viktor Fyodorovich [Yanukovych] could
> give us insight about how to deal with this new crowd."
>
> The source added: "The illegal coup in Kiev put an experienced
> professional on the street. We reserve the right to rectify this violation
> of Mr. Yanukovych's fundamental right to employment."
>
> A Kremlin spokesman refused to comment on whether Yanukovych had been
> offered a job. But the appointment was indirectly confirmed by an official
> in the presidential property department, who said Yanukovych was expected
> to move into a Kremlin-owned estate.
>
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