Viktor Yanukovych said he understands the decision made by the people of Donbas to come to the referendum and vote for their independence.
“Why did an overwhelming majority of citizens who live in Donbas come to the referendum and vote for any other state system except for a system in which you can call your citizens terrorists and kill them with impunity? Because the people of Ukraine have reached the limit of their patience,” Yanukovych said in a statement possessed by Interfax.
