Wall Street Journal: Ukraine ex-president defiant

By James Marson.

Published March 23, 2011 at 5:45 pm

Leonid Kuchma vowed to disprove accusations of involvement in the murder of an investigative journalist more than 10 years ago.

Ukraine's Former President Leonid Kuchma vowed Wednesday to disprove accusations of involvement in the murder of an investigative journalist more than 10 years ago. Arriving for questioning at the general prosecutor's office, Mr. Kuchma said he was ready to endure "all the torments of hell" to demonstrate his innocence in the most high-profile crime in post-Soviet Ukraine. Read more.