Viktor Yanukovych Quotes

But, as they say, whether [you take] a bull or a billie, you have no milk; but a bull is still a bull - it's strength after all.

And now, I wanted to tell everyone: "Welcome in Ukraine, welcome in Kyiv!"

...the Unification Act between Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian People's Republic...

And another lie from the opposition - there is no revolution underway. And in the current conditions, it is not possible. During a revolution, a majority of citizens wants a change to the government structure. In fact, the majority of the Ukrainian people wants stability and improvement of their quality of life. It is not a revolution, it is political technology [abetted] by the uniformed special services, which is essentially being openly admitted by the organisers of the street protests.

Speaking of the agriculture, we should at least stop selling grain but instead we should process it, for example, into meat or meat products.

I'm being advised that this should be done before Euro 2012, but we shouldn't be limiting to that, dear colleagues. We shouldn't. And as a general matter, we believe that our... that the territory of our country has to be made unsafe for the life of our citizens, and when the guests arrive here, this should be even more the case.

I would like you to remember this: the moment I saw the Constitution, of an unknown authorship, I immediately said: "This is going to violate the rights of the people in Ukraine, the infringement of the rights of the people..."

<small>(Referring to those assembled at a rally)</small> Why are these morons not dispersing?

I was duped, betrayed, they cheated on me like on an asshole.

Serious steps to implement reforms have been undertaken, the land reform, the retirement reform, and those of healthcare, education and urban management have been started; the conditions for the development of businesses are being distorted, fight against corruption is underway... <small>Note. "Спотворювати" means "distort", he meant "створювати" (create).</small>

A journalist from Ukraine: Just out of curiosity, are you being held captive?

I would like to say that I am alive, although I cannot say that I feel very well, because I feel a deep and profound concern over what is happening in Ukraine now. Disguised behind a veneer of an allegedly legitimate government, there is a gang of ultranationalists and fascists now acting in Ukraine involving people who are now aspiring to presidential office.
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I would like to remind you that I am not only the -- not only the legitimate president of Ukraine, but I’m also the chief of staff, the commander of the army.
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The United States and a number of other countries have been stressing that I have allegedly lost my legitimacy because I fled the country. Let me say again: I never fled anywhere.
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I would like you to warn that the economic situation in Ukraine is going to degenerate, and those who usurp the power are going to shift the blame for this economic crisis on my shoulders, and perhaps even on Russia. ..
And I would like to say: Glory to Ukraine, and I hope everything will be fine in my country.

Yesterday we had a photography procedure with President Obama, and during that short visit [there was] a short exchange of information, [and] President Obama asked me about the progress of the delivery of equipment to the labs that we are building in Kharkiv [and] which are going to work on low-enriched Iran. I said that the equipment was arriving on schedule.

<small>(Speaking of the Orange Revolution)</small> What is happening in our country is a slow-motion coup d'état.

We've made a deal with Dmitry Anatolievich, we won't be talking about bad things, we'd rather do them instead.