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Viktor Yanukovych

As the U.S. And EU weighed sanctions over the escalating violence in the Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych says he will start negotiations with the people calling for his ouster. Ref. USAToday

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President Yanukovych has called an early vote in a push to end the nation's political crisis, according to reports by the Associated Press and Reuters. Earlier Friday, the Ukrainian president's office said a deal has been reached to resolve the situation following all-night talks with leaders from the opposition and representatives from the European Union and Russia. However, opposition leaders have yet to formally comment on the reported agreement. Ref. USAToday

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Ousted Ukrainian president asks for Russian protection

Ukrainian fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych said in a statement published by three Russian news agencies that he is asking Russia's protection from "Extremists." Yanukovych, who fled from Ukraine's capital Kiev last week, said in the Thursday statement that he still considers himself to be the legitimate leader. Ref. USAToday

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Ex-Ukraine leader: U.S. Giving aid to 'bandits'

Ex-President Viktor Yanukovych appeared in public for a news conference Tuesday. Ref. Source 1

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Ousted President Yanukovych Sues Ukraine in European Court:

London-based Joseph Hage Aaronson said in a statement on Monday that Yanukovych has lodged a lawsuit against Ukraine's government with the European Court of Human Rights for "Repeatedly" Violating his human rights. Ref. Source 5c