Ukraine attempts to recover from political unrest
1,349 views · Published 24 February 2014 · 6:49 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is wanted by police for the "mass murder of peaceful civilians", according to a statement posted on the Facebook page of the country's acting interior minister. Arsen Avakov said on Monday that an arrest warrant had been issued for Yanukovich, who fled the capital Kiev on Saturday following months of bloodshed and political upheaval. Reuters news agency said that the former leader was last seen in a private residence in Balaclava, Crimea. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Kiev, said there was confusion over the arrest warrant and of Yanukovich's precise whereabouts. On Monday afternoon acting president Oleksander Turchinov said the presidential election campaign would begin February 25, when the election commission would start registering candidates. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid speaks with author Irena Karpa and reports from Kiev.
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