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Yanukovych says all decisions taken in Rada today unlawful, refuses to sign them
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says that all the decisions taken by the Verkhovna Rada recently are unlawful and he won't sign them into law.
"The decisions they are now taking [in parliament] are unlawful. I won't sign anything," he said in an interview with UBR TV Channel on Saturday.
"These are not opposition-minded people, these are gangsters… Lawmakers are beaten, stoned, intimidated at the parliament building's exit," he said.
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