Yanukovych returned the money spent Tymoshenko

Image of Ukraine should not suffer because of the frivolousness of former officials. This was stated by President Viktor Yanukovych in an interview with representatives of leading Japanese media. Asked about the misuse of funds received by Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Yanukovych said: "It's true, unfortunately, the previous government used part of those funds for other purposes." "Therefore, the new government was a clear mandate: to restore these funds. And the current government took tough in the face of continuing financial crisis, the decision on allocation of funds from the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine, at the expense of other sensitive items of the order to reconstruct the feed of Japanese financial resource "- said the President. The President noted that the Ukrainian authorities returned these funds to the National Environmental Investment Agency. "On May 20, 2010, our Government has done everything that the money had been available to the National Environmental Investment Agency. We did it hurt, I repeat, other programs. But we had no other way. Image of Ukraine should not suffer because of lightheadedness former officials, who so irresponsibly led to these means, "- concluded Viktor Yanukovych. Earlier, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Tymoshenko has denied allegations that funds received under the Kyoto Protocol, has been spent on pensions. It is also Finance Minister Theodore Yaroshenko said that the government of Yulia Timoshenko has sent obtained from the Japanese company funds to finance programs Interior to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy - to purchase domestic equipment and the establishment of social contact, as well as - major repairs and purchase of hospital equipment Feofaniya. Recall that on December 20 GPU has changed the status of Yulia Tymoshenko with a suspect accused and applied on his own recognizance as a preventive measure. The criminal case against former prime minister was initiated on December 15. Timoshenko was suspected of misusing funds from the sale of quotas for greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol. Ministry of Industry