Chechen leader Ramazan Kadyrov, who sent troops to fight against Ukraine on the side of Russia, made a very controversial statement. Threatening the President of Ukraine Zelenskiy, Kadyrov also pointed to the name that the Ukrainian leader wanted to hand over the task.
KADYROV THREATENED ZELENSKY
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues on the 12th day. Chechnya President Kadyrov, who sent troops to Ukraine to support Russia at the beginning of the war, threatened Ukrainian President Zelensky and gave a final warning.
“TURN OFF YOUR MISSION TO VIKTOR YANIKovic”
According to the news of Pravda, the Russian media, Kadyrov called Zelenskiy and asked him to hand over his post to former President Viktor Yanukovych.
Recalling Saakashvili, the former leader of Georgia in his message, Kadyrov said, “Do you really want to follow Saakashvili’s footsteps until the end of your life living in fear? That wouldn’t be the best option for you, would it? Don’t take your chances. I don’t see you as a president and he “By law, Viktor Yanukovych is still the leader of Ukraine. Give him your post and accept his fate,” he said.
“Your ONLY CHANCE TO SAVE YOURSELF”
Continuing his words, Kadyrov said, “If you trust Russia and are ready for dialogue, then I am ready to take the right step towards you, to personally ask the President of Russia to grant you asylum and to save yourself. All this, if you listen to me now and take your only chance “It will be possible. You have nowhere to run,” he said.
WHO IS VIKTOR YANUKOVIC?
Yanukovych served as governor of Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine, from 1997 to 2002. From November 21, 2002 to December 7, 2004, and from December 28, 2004 to January 5, 2005, he was Prime Minister of Ukraine under the chairmanship of President Leonid Kuchma. Yanukovych first ran for president in 2004: he ran for the runoff and was initially declared the winner over former Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko. However, the election was full of allegations of electoral fraud and intimidation of the electorate. This caused widespread citizen protests, and Kiev’s Independence Square was occupied in what became known as the Orange Revolution. The Supreme Court of Ukraine annulled the runoff elections and ruled for the runoff. Yanukovych lost this second election to Yushchenko. He served as Prime Minister for the second time from August 4, 2006 to December 18, 2007, under President Yushchenko.
Yanukovych was elected president in 2010, defeating Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The election was judged free and fair by international observers. November 2013 witnessed the beginning of a series of events that led to his removal as head of state. Yanukovych rejected a pending EU association deal, opting instead for a Russian credit bailout and maintaining closer ties with Russia. His decision led to protests and the occupation of Kyiv’s Independence Square, a series of events dubbed “Euromaidan” by supporters of aligning Ukraine with the European Union. In January 2014, this escalated into deadly clashes in Independence Square and other parts of Ukraine as Ukrainian citizens faced off against Berkut and other special police units. In February 2014, Ukraine came to the brink of civil war as violent clashes between protesters and special police forces resulted in many deaths and injuries. On February 21, 2014, Yanukovych claimed that after long discussions he had reached an agreement with the opposition. Later that day, however, he drove from the capital to Kharkiv, saying his car was shot at while leaving Kiev, and that he was traveling near Crimea and was eventually exiled in southern Russia.
On February 22, 2014, the Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Yanukovych. Parliament set a special election date for May 25 to choose Yanukovych’s successor, and two days later issued an arrest warrant, accusing him of “mass killing of civilians.” Yanukovych held several press conferences after his departure. in one, he declared that he would remain “the legitimate president of the Ukrainian state, elected by vote of the citizens of Ukraine.” On 18 June 2015, Yanukovych was officially deprived of the title of president of Ukraine by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Ukrainian parliament). He was also sentenced to thirteen years in absentia for treason by a Ukrainian court.