Yanukovych urges Zelensky to surrender

Roman Petrenko — Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 08:07

Roman Petrenko – Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 09:07

Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Russian former president of Ukraine who fled the country after the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, addressed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and urged him "to stop the bloodshed at any cost."

Source: Viktor Yanukovych’s address cited in RIA News

According to Yanukovych: "I want to address Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a presidential capacity and even a little bit in a fatherly one…

I understand that you have many "advisors" but it is your personal responsibility to stop the bloodshed and reach a peace agreement.

Ukraine, Donbas, and Russia all expect you to do this. The people of Ukraine and your partners in the West will be grateful to you."

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