KIEV: Interpol on Monday put Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych on its global wanted list for alleged embezzlement that drained the ex-Soviet republic's budget in his four years of pro-Russian rule.

The "red notice" alert for the 64-year-old comes nearly a year after a massive pro-European uprising in Kiev led to a deadly confrontation with police that forced him to flee for safety in Russia.

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