Yanukovych's interests in court will be represented by a state attorney. This was announced on Thursday, July 6, by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko.

At the same time, the Prosecutor General noted that he always knew - Yanukovich was a coward and would refuse at an early stage of the trial, but in the country there is a practice of granting to any person a public defender.

It was this procedure that the court went to today, "Lutsenko explained, adding that the state attorney will be granted in the near future.

At the same time, the Prosecutor General expressed his confidence that neither Yanukovych's escape, nor his cowardice, nor his loud soap bubbles about the coup d'etat would help him.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to participate in the trial, according to which he passes the accused on the article on high treason, there will be. He also said that he recalls his lawyers. On Wednesday evening, July 5, the former Ukrainian president made a video message on the air of one of the Russian TV channels.