‘Yanukovich has betrayed Ukraine’

Heavyweight boxing champion and UDAR (Punch) party leader Vitaly Klitschko waves to supporters as he attends a rally in central Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Heavyweight boxing champion and UDAR (Punch) party leader Vitaly Klitschko waves to supporters as he attends a rally in central Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Published Dec 17, 2013

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Kiev - Ukrainian opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko said on Tuesday that President Viktor Yanukovich had betrayed Ukraine's national interests and independence by agreeing to a $15 billion bailout from Russia.

“He has given up Ukraine's national interests, given up independence and prospects for a better life for every Ukrainian,” he told crowds on Kiev's Independence Square.

Klitschko, a world heavyweight boxing champion, called for early elections and said he wanted to meet Yanukovich “in the ring”.

Reuters

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