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Yanukovych: I won’t ask for military assistance

By Laura Mills
Published February 28, 2014 2:42pm ET
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Yanukovych: I won’t ask for military assistance
Ukraine's fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych speaks at a news conference in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Moscow, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Ukrainian fugitive president appears for first time since Saturday at Russia news conference. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Making his first public appearance since fleeing Ukraine, fugitive Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych pledged Friday to fight for his country’s future but said he will not ask for military assistance.

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