Yuriy Kozmyruk, construction worker

“Yanukovych
may seek asylum in Iran or somewhere in North Korea – the only places where he
can go. I think no one in Russia wants to have such person in their country.
And I’m sure God will give him the most severe punishment. It’s strange that he
didn’t die because of the fear, but even managed to grab so much money with him
from Mezhyhirya. Now nobody wants him alive.”

Kateryna Stankova, retired

“The right
place for Yanukovych now is jail.  But I
guess he’s somewhere with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin now. This person
won’t expect for asylum in Europe, as I remember the Polish foreign minister saying
that no European country will offer asylum to him. Yanukovych is such a liar.
He said people threw stones at his car when he was heading to Kharkiv. But
everyone knows he doesn’t use cars to get somewhere – he has helicopters for
it. If he won’t come back, then he should go to some deserted island and live
there alone with his golden toilet.”

Oleh Obukhanyck, entrepreneur

“I think it
will be good for the rest of the SBU (the Security Service of Ukraine) to look
for him as he isn’t hiding somewhere in a bog in Kharkiv Oblast, trying to
escape to Russia. Viktor Yanukovych is a coward. He won’t come back to Kyiv
himself. When found, he should face all court proceedings as murderer.”

Valeriya Nemykina, student

“I guess
Viktor Yanukovych is somewhere in eastern Ukraine’s oblasts where he still has
some support, maybe it’s Crimea or Donetsk, perhaps Kharkiv. Besides that, we
need to check special programs that show live flight tracking. European
politicians will insist on mild punishment for him – maybe freezing assets or
shot-term imprisonment. But the people’s court will be way stricter.”

Oleksandr Shustov, real estate analyst

“I think
even Liudmyla Yanukovych (the ex-president’s wife) doesn’t know where he is.
But I guess he’s in Ukraine still. Yanukovych should face a tribunal. I don’t
believe he will appear in Kyiv these days. I’m sure he needs to be in
international wanted list now. And I don’t know why so-called new government
hasn’t done that yet.”