“Today, a special judge of the Kiev Pechersk District Court granted the request of the State Investigation Bureau investigator, coordinated with the Prosecutor General’s Office. Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, suspected of treason means of arrest, “the statement said.
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The agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the content and conditions of the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine was imposed on the Prime Minister of Ukraine by the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev during the pre-trial investigation.
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“Fully understanding the implications of this agreement for Ukraine, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine deliberately ensured that the draft document was endorsed and authorized by authorized officials. In this way, he promoted Russia’s interests in all phases of agreement and implementation,”
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The agreement, signed in Kharkov on 21 April 2010 by the Presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Viktor Yanukovych and Dmitry Medvedev, provided for the extension of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol from 2017 to 2042, automatically for another five years if neither party there will be no objections, and a rent was set for the stay of the fleet.
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