(VOVworld) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asked the West to stay out of Ukraine’s political crisis after many top EU and US leaders met with opposition leaders and protestors in central Kiev.

Protests in central Kiev. Photo: internet

In the first live interview with Ukraine's main television channels since the crisis broke last month, Yanukovych said a bailout deal with Moscow did not contravene Kiev's EU hopes and that Ukraine could still join a Kremlin-led trade pact. He criticized opposition leaders for using thousands of protestors for political purposes and to carry out revolutionary activities and urged them to wait until Ukraine’s election and listen to the voice of the Ukrainian people.