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Reports: Frmr Pres. Yanukovych In Minsk, Putin Wants Him Reinstalled

UKRAINE

Unconfirmed reports cirtuclating online from Ukrainian media are alleging that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is in the Belarusian capital Minsk, ready to be installed at the head of a puppet gov't should Russian forces remove President Volodymyr Zelensky from power.

  • Yanukovych served as president from 2010 to 2014, when he was ousted from power in the EuroMaidan protests. As a close ally of Vladimir Putin, Yanukovych fled to Russia, leaving behind a mansion that became an embodiment of the corruption of his gov't to many Ukrainians.
  • Should there be any credence to these reports, the re-installation of Yanukovych would be seen as a significant provocation by pro-Western Ukrainians. Inevitably, any such action would not be recognised by the West.

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