Yanukovich did not abandon his presidency. He clearly stated that he has no intention of abandoning the presidency........like putrin saying he had no intention of invading .......
On Saturday 22 February, Yanukovych could not be found, and parliament was not informed of his whereabouts.[202]Parliament held an emergency session. TheChairmanof parliament,Volodymyr Rybak, resigned that morning.[202]Parliament then electedOleksandr Turchynovas Chairman.[202]Under the 2004 Constitution, , the President's powers would transfer to the Chairman if the President should resign or be unable to fulfill his duties
he had already tried once previously to flee the country via Kyiv airport
