ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, after the victory of the revolution of dignity and flight in Russia, was considered a traitor and probably planned to be killed. This was in an interview with journalist Dmitry Gordon was told by the Russian oppositionist, ex-deputy of the State Duma, retired FSB Colonel Gennady Gudkov.
According to Gudkov, Yanukovych was then announced almost by the enemy of Putin.
“I was told that its physical elimination was being prepared. There was a moment, if you remember, it was only lazy on Russian television, in the Russian media. Some small clerks said:” Yes, we will tear you the mouth … “In general They insulted him with the last words … The Kremlin’s people ran and shouted: “Vitya threw us”, “Vitya let us down”, “Vitya betrayed us.” And then, if you remember, everything stopped instantly, one day. Because Yanukovych He was forgiven. Putin decided that they still needed Yanukovych. If somehow it turned out [with Ukraine], who to put? No legitimate, as they thought and still count, ”said Gudkov.
He added that the revolutions in Ukraine scared Putin and he did everything for Yanukovych coming to power. Putin considered Ukraine to be the key link of his future “Russian Empire”.
“And he was very worried about the Orange Revolution [2004], about Viktor Yushchenko. This was very large, giant stress for him. Then serious work began in the Kremlin to prevent the Orange Revolution in Russia. It was a key task There [the then deputy head of the administration of the President of the Russian Federation Vladislav] Surkov jumped out of his pants in order to just prevent the repetition of the Ukrainian script of the Orange Revolution in Russia. This was not even a red rag for them, but something even worse … hyperraznoga. And now. Putin did everything so that Yanukovych came to power, ”Gudkov emphasized.