Viktor Yanukovych has made an address to the people of Ukraine to declare that he still considers himself the legitimately elected president of Ukraine.
"I, Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych, am addressing the people of Ukraine. I still believe myself to be the legitimate head of the Ukrainian state elected in a free vote by Ukrainian citizens," says the address obtained by Interfax on Thursday.
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