I have never allowed anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukrainian policy toward such a strategic partner like Russia. This is the first point. I never went against the interests of the Ukrainian state and the Ukrainian people.
-- Viktor Yanukovych
   
Viktor Yanukovych   Name:
Viktor Yanukovych
Type:
Statesman
Nationality:
Ukrainian
Birth:
July 9, 1950
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