Klitschko says Ukraine PM resignation only ‘a step to victory’

Last updated: January 28, 2014 12:02 pm

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Portraits of pro-presidential majority deputies and portraits of dead activists of the anti-government opposition lay on the deputies working places in the Ukrainian parliament during the extra-ordinary session in Kiev on January 28, 2014. Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on Tuesday in a bid to defuse Ukraine's deadly crisis and preserve its unity, finally giving into months of pressure from street protesters. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY

AFP- World boxing champion and Ukraine opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday said Prime Minister Mykola Azarov’s announced resignation was only “a step to victory”.

“For several months we have been saying that what is happening in the streets is also the result of the policies of the current government. This is not victory but a step to victory,” said Klitschko, leader of the UDAR (Punch) party.