They participated in the so-called Kharkov Pact, which extended the lease with Russia of the naval facilities of the Crimean peninsula, which was later invaded by Moscow.
Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday issued a search and arrest warrant against two former ministers of the government of former President Viktor Yanukovych for participating in the preparations that led to the signing in 2010 of the so-called Kharkov Pact, which extended rents to Russia. of naval facilities in the Crimean peninsula. The National Criminal Investigation Agency indicated that both have been charged with alleged treason. Everything indicates that both are outside the country and that is why these orders were issued ‘in absentia’, according to news agency Ukrinform.
The agreement was signed by then presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Dimitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych, respectively, despite protests in Ukraine against Russia’s presence in Crimea. Finally, Moscow annexed the peninsula in 2014, a decision not recognized internationally.
Just at the beginning of July, Yanukovych asked the Ukrainian authorities to stop dividing the population into “good guys and bad guys” and to recognize the position of those who “assess the situation differently” in the context of the Russian invasion. territory. The former politician, who presided over Ukraine between 2010 and 2014 and whose departure was linked to the Euromaidan riots — protests that led to a coup for Russia — lamented the fact that successive governments have “cheated” the population over peace in Donbas ever since. a conflict zone with Russia.
In 2019, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason and espionage after being found guilty of allowing Moscow to start a “war” against Ukraine in 2014 by calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to send troops to the country to to allow him to regain power after protests against his mandate.
On the other hand, the Kiev authorities announced the sentence to 15 years in prison against three people for participating in the militias of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic. They are “guilty of treason” and collaboration with “armed aggression” after being captured in the city of Viljivka, in the Kharkiv region, in late March.
Source: La Verdad
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