”Orangists fooled half of Ukraine in 2004 on Maidan,” Viktor Yanukovych claims

In 2004 the Orangists spoke of democracy but replaced it with political pragmatism; they destroyed the courts and law-enforcement, Yanukovych continued.

Even if Ukraine gets credits from other countries, “ordinary Ukrainians will have to pay for them,” he stressed.

To amass the money to repay the credits, the regime proposed to raise the retirement age and sells gas to the populace at European prices, Yanukovych added. He bashed out at the transportation tax law and the 13% excise tax on imports passed by the ruling coalition and soon cancelled due to their inefficiency.

“This regime must resign, both the president and premier,” Yanukovych concluded.

Announcing the much-advertised rally, Regions pledged to gather 15,000 supporters. In fact, the crowd was a mere 2-5 thousand-strong.