here is how ukraine's president viktor yanukovych reacted to the court's decision hours after it was announced. naturality court made its decision on the basis of the current criminal code but it's not the final decision there is still the court of appeal. you know it will be very important on the basis of which laws the decision of the court of appeal will be made. well is speaking about political motivation the investigation against the machine coast started back in two thousand and nine if i'm not mistaken then he wasn't yet the president of the country do you think he had the power and he had enough influence to stop. the investigation not to let the verdict happen yes only he controls a general prosecutor's office that most wanted just depends on his willingness to stop the investigation ex-president. go was a witness saying in court against tim a show they are friends we we all remember the their displeasure this guy was witnessing against this lady why did they do it why the most victory you should consider the most positive result of his five years presidency not to let a few

also dallas's president viktor yanukovych has assurances that the case had not been politicized and lashed out at ukraine's leadership experts say kiev now finds itself in a very difficult position as potential membership the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do once the countries in europe cease to to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership in terms of european values like the rule of justice and this is clearly an extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president. to come here on the twenty will now be withdrawn another criminal case was launched against him a shank or two days after the verdict was announced accusing her of shifting her own death to russia's defense ministry on to ukraine's budget fifteen years ago this only added to her image of a monster a symbol of freedom supported by the masses and few doubt she would hesitate to capitalize on that status even if she has to wait seven years to do so just hours after a simmering tension in central kiev is back to quiet and normal

verdict was not done in accordance with the criminal law but it was orchestrated by president viktor yanukovych indeed the reaction from the former prime minister when she learned that she's to spend seven years in prison have her property confiscated and to pay out almost two hundred million u.s. dollars in debt was very much furious. with the retiree and regime. me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled on dispute i urge you to begin the struggle it's a very difficult and you have to protect ukraine against the us military and regime don't give up when her stand at the protest the several thousand of them will remain in the key of central street for another week at least to follow the developments and to see whether their leader would be set free or any any other development could happen to her i'm sure has been saying all along that those deals back in two thousand and nine were signed in full accordance with international law and with the two countries legislation and the reaction which we have already received from the russian foreign ministry is saying almost

verdict was not done in accordance with the criminal law but it was orchestrated by president viktor yanukovych indeed the reaction from the former prime minister when she learned that she's to spend seven years in prison have her property confiscated and to pay out almost two hundred million u.s. dollars and that was very much furious. that. the retiree in regime. don't me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled under i mean she did begin to struggle it very difficult and. we have to protect ukraine against the authoritarian regime. it is unclear whether units machine cause fate has been sealed as some experts are speculating whether a presidential pardon is still a possibility that could sign an amnesty decree for you too much and that remains to be seen of course but we understand that the protesters several thousand of them will remain in central street for another week at least to follow the developments and to see whether their leader would be set free or any any other development could happen to her but for now as i said it's been very calm for the last sever