Law enforcement officers are taking measures to establish the

whereabouts of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who has

been placed on the wanted persons list for abuse of power, Acting

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnitsky said.

“Criminal proceedings have been launched, in particular, one of the

charges [is] abuse of power and office. Azarov has been declared a

suspect and put on the wanted list,” he said on the Inter television

channel on Wednesday evening.