Yanukovych surfaces in Moscow

Ukraine’s fugitive president surfaced today in Moscow, where he was said to have been seen at an opulent five-star hotel and a Kremlin country retreat once favoured by the late Boris Yeltsin.

Viktor Yanukovych reportedly was granted protection in Russia, but he has not received a warm reception. Although Russia still considers him the legitimate president of Ukraine, the Kremlin has treated him cautiously and portrayed him as a coward who betrayed those who stood by him.