Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has demanded that the heads of the state administrations of the western regions of Ukraine report on the use of the money provided for dealing with the aftermath of natural calamities in the previous years.
"I am telling you, dear colleagues, I have not received from you a definitive response as to where the money provided for dealing with the aftermath of natural calamities went. Have you found it? Have you returned this money to the budget?" Yanukovych told the Regional Committee for Economic Reform in Lviv on Monday.
Yanukovych called on the officials to return "at least some of the money," adding that he has already issued appropriate instructions to the law enforcement agencies.
"You can’t steal like this," the president said.
Yanukovych reiterated that he is not talking about party affiliations.
"Corruption has no party affiliation," he said.
