BEREZOVSKY STANDS BY HIS REVELATIONS

THE TAVRICHESKY KURIER
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In an interview with Radio Liberty (US run station based in Prague) President of the Ukraine Victor Yushchenko denied that he had any contacts with exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Mr. Yushchenko was reacting to the statement by former President of the Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk who said that the Yushchenko election campaign had been funded by Boris Berezovsky. Mr. Kravchuk thinks that Yuschchenko should be impeached. However, Mr. Berezovsky said to Reuters Friday that he was surprised by Yuschenko’s and his aides’ statements. Berezovsky pointed out that he had never met Yushchenko but he had spoken to him by phone many times. Berezovsky added that acting Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Roman Bezsmertny and acting Emergencies Minister David Zhvania had met him repeatedly in his London office, asking for financial support and other assistance. The exiled oligarch is reported to have spent $15 million dollars to support the orange coup d’état in the Ukraine. Sources say that Berezovsky is disappointed by Yushchenko because he rejected his request to take up residence in the Ukraine. Speaking at an ICTV talk show in Kiev via satellite, Berezovsky quoted David Zhvania as saying that President Yushchenko is not acting on his own and is being manipulated by his inner circle. “This is exactctly what Mr. Zhvania said”, - stressed Boris Berezovsky. Many observers believe that his interference in the political crisis in the Ukraine will have serious consequences for the country and may lead to a turmoil.

Updated by Russian Crimea.