Yanukovych says power seized by ‘neo-fascists,’ blames West
An unidentified armed man patrols a square in front of the airport in Simferopol, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Dozens of armed men in military uniforms without markings occupied the airport in the capital of Ukraine’s strategic Crimea region. AP FILE PHOTO
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia—Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on Friday denounced the new authorities in Ukraine as “young neo-fascists” and said “terror and chaos” were now prevailing in the country.
He blamed the “irresponsible policies” of the West for the crisis in the country and apologized “to the Ukrainian people” for not having had more strength to endure the situation.
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