Andrey Yushchenko

COMM UNIAN ARCHIVE Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko with his son Andrey on Saturday, July 3, 2004. On July 19 and 22, 2005, newspaper “Ukrainian Pravda” published an article by Sergey Leshchenko “Andrey Yushchenko, the God’s sun?” Part 1 and 2. The problem at issue was that 19-year-old President’s son drives BMW M6 that costs 800 thousand hryvnas with Czech numbers cz 3U1 0401. Andrey Yushchenko said that him “friend” gave him that car. He did not mention his name “from ethic considerations”. Furthermore, Andrey used to spend time in expensive night clubs, break rule of the road. He is an owner of very expensive mobile phone. The author asked, from what source the student has money to lead such life. Viktor Yushchenko rejected this information at the press conference and called such journalists “political killers”. The journalist, indignant at such words, have signed up an opened letter to the President, where they required his apologies. Viktor Yushchenko answered that day sending a letter to “Ukrainian Pravda”. The President noted that he made a serious conversation with his son. He also appealed officially to militia requiring to keep rule of the road regardless of car numbers. Photo by Anatoly Medzyk / UNIAN