ROSTOV-ON-DON — In a rare public appearance, Viktor F. Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, said Friday that he regrets he did not impose martial law and order troops to disperse the mass protests that toppled his government and forced him into exile in Russia.
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Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych gestures at his press-conference in southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, on Feb. 28, 2014. (AFP)
