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RFE/RL: Ukraine begins confiscating $1.5 billon Yanukovych allegedly stole

Published April 29, 2017 at 9:46 am

Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gestures as he answers journalists questions during his press conference for foreign media in Moscow on Feb. 21.

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Ukraine on April 28 started returning an estimated $1.5 billion in assets allegedly stolen from the Kyiv government by ousted former President Viktor Yanukovych and his associates.

“This money was stolen from the Ukrainian people,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an address. “It was pulled out of the pocket of every Ukrainian.”