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{{short description|Former Prime Minister of Ukraine}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Arseniy Yatsenyuk
| native_name         = {{nobold|Арсеній Яценюк}}
| native_name_lang    = uk
| image               = Арсеній Петрович Яценюк (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Yatsenyuk in 2018
| office              = 15th [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]]
| president           = [[Oleksandr Turchynov]] {{small|(acting)}}<br />[[Petro Poroshenko]]
| deputy              = [[Vitaly Yarema]]<br />[[Hennadiy Zubko]]
| term_start          = 27 February 2014
| term_end            = 14 April 2016
| predecessor         = [[Oleksandr Turchynov]] {{small|(acting)}}
| successor           = [[Volodymyr Groysman]]
| office1             = 8th [[Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada]]
| president1          = [[Viktor Yushchenko]]
| term_start1         = 4 December 2007
| term_end1           = 12 November 2008
| predecessor1        = [[Oleksandr Moroz (politician)|Oleksandr Moroz]]
| successor1          = [[Oleksandr Lavrynovych]] {{small|{{small|(acting)}}}}
| office2             = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| primeminister2      = [[Viktor Yanukovych]]
| term_start2         = 21 March 2007
| term_end2           = 4 December 2007
| predecessor2        = [[Volodymyr Ohryzko]] {{small|(acting)}}
| successor2          = [[Volodymyr Ohryzko]]
| office3             = [[Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine)|Minister of Economy]]
| primeminister3      = [[Yuriy Yekhanurov]]
| term_start3         = 27 September 2005
| term_end3           = 4 August 2006
| predecessor3        = [[Serhiy Teryokhin]]
| successor3          = [[Volodymyr Makukha]]
| birth_name          = Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk
| office4             = First Vice-President of the [[National Bank of Ukraine]]
| term4               = November 2003 – February 2005
| office5             = [[Minister of Economy]] of [[Crimea]]
| term5               = September 2001 – January 2003
| office6             = First Deputy [[Governor]] of [[Odesa]]
| term6               = 9 March 2005 – 27 September 2005
| office7             = Faction Leader of [[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"]] Party in the [[Verkhovna Rada]]
| term7               = 11 December 2012 – 4 March 2014
| office8             = Head of [[Front for Change (Ukraine)]]
| term8               = 2009–2012
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1974|5|22|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Chernivtsi]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br />{{small|(now [[Ukraine]])}}
| party               = [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]] (2014–present)
| otherparty          = [[Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc|Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc]] (Before 2007)<br />[[Front for Change (Ukraine)|Front for Change]] (2008–2013)<br />[[Dictatorship Resistance Committee]] (2011–2014)<br />[[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"|Fatherland]] 
(2013–2014)
| spouse              = {{marriage|Tereziya Victorivna Hur|2000}}
| children            = 2
| alma_mater          = [[Chernivtsi University]]<br />[[Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics]]
| signature           = Arseniy Yatsenyuk Signature 2014.png
| website             = {{url|yatsenyuk.org.ua|Official website}}
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Яценюк-Неважливо -хто-в-кремлі.ogg|title=Arseniy Yatsenyuk's voice (in Ukrainian)|description=Recorded 13 March 2023}}
| footnotes           = {{small|*[[Volodymyr Groysman]] served as Acting Prime Minister from 25 July 2014 – 31 July 2014.}}
}}
'''Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk''' ({{lang-uk|Арсеній Петрович Яценюк}} {{IPA-uk|ɐrˈsɛn⁽ʲ⁾ij peˈtrɔwɪtʃ jɐtseˈnʲuk|}}; born 22 May 1974) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] politician, economist and lawyer who served as [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]] from 27 February 2014 to 14 April 2016.<ref name=":0">[https://warsawsecurityforum.org/speaker/yatsenyuk-arseniy/ Arseniy Yatsenyuk]</ref>

Yatsenyuk's first government post was as Minister of Economy from 2005 to 2006; subsequently he was [[Foreign Minister of Ukraine]] in 2007 and [[Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada]] (parliament) from 2007 to 2008. Yatsenyuk was one of the leaders of Ukraine's second biggest party [[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"]],<ref name="CESOlszańskiUKel12">[http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/eastweek/2012-11-07/after-parliamentary-elections-ukraine-a-tough-victory-party-regions After the parliamentary elections in Ukraine: a tough victory for the Party of Regions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317180048/http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/eastweek/2012-11-07/after-parliamentary-elections-ukraine-a-tough-victory-party-regions |date=17 March 2013}}, [[Centre for Eastern Studies]] (7 November 2012)</ref> and former leader of its parliamentary faction.<ref name="1partymabey">[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/ukraines-united-opposition-discussing-formation-of-single-party-317312.html Ukraine's united opposition discussing formation of single party], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (7 December 2012){{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="VRfaction" /><ref name="mergeBatFoCROPJune2013">[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/sobolev-front-for-change-and-reform-and-order-party-to-join-batkivschyna/ Sobolev: Front for Change and Reform and Order Party to join Batkivschyna], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (11 June 2013)<br />[http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/front_for_change_reforms_and_order_to_dissolve_for_merger_with_batkivshchyna___sobolev_304988 Front for Change, Reforms and Order to dissolve for merger with Batkivshchyna - Sobolev] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722230249/http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/front_for_change_reforms_and_order_to_dissolve_for_merger_with_batkivshchyna___sobolev_304988 |date=July 22, 2015}}, [[Ukrinform]] (11 June 2013)</ref><ref name="Batkivshchynanfl20314TSN">{{in lang|uk}} [http://tsn.ua/politika/sobolyev-ocholiv-batkivschinu-v-radi-340839.html Sobolev heads "Batkivshchyna" in the Rada], [[Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn]] (20 March 2014)</ref> He became the [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]] following the [[2014 Ukrainian revolution|2014 revolution]] that removed [[Viktor Yanukovych]] from power.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|title=Obama Makes Push for Political Solution to Crisis in Ukraine|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/world/europe/ukraine-washington.html|first1=Peter|last1=Baker|first2=Michael R.|last2=Gordon|date=March 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Майдану показали майбутніх міністрів. Яценюк - прем'єр|year=2014|work=[[Pravda]]|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/02/26/7016425/}}</ref> In September 2014, Yatsenyuk started the new party [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]].<ref name=peoples_front/> On 16 February 2016, the [[President of Ukraine]], [[Petro Poroshenko]], asked Yatsenyuk to resign saying he had lost the support of the coalition<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign|publisher=BBC News|date=February 16, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35585651|access-date=2016-02-16}}</ref> and the same day, the Ukrainian parliament voted the cabinet's work unsatisfactory but rejected a call for a vote of no confidence.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ukraine: Arseniy Yatsenyuk's cabinet voted unsatisfactory|publisher=BBC News|date=February 16, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35591605|access-date=2016-02-16}}</ref> On 10 April 2016, Yatsenyuk announced that he would report to parliament on 12 April and resign as Prime Minister.<ref name="Yatsenyuk10A16"/> On 14 April 2016, Yatsenyuk was replaced by new Prime Minister [[Volodymyr Groysman]].<ref name="BBC_PM no Y">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36043967|title=Ukraine MPs approve Volodymyr Groysman as new PM|publisher=BBC News|date=14 April 2016|access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum<ref>[https://ksf.openukraine.org/en Kyiv Security Forum]</ref> and the founder of Open Ukraine Foundation.<ref>[https://openukraine.org/ua Open Ukraine Foundation]</ref> He holds the [[diplomatic rank]] of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador.<ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==

Yatsenyuk was born on 22 May 1974, in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]]'s [[Chernivtsi]]. His father, historian Petro Ivanovich Yatsenyuk, was a professor at the Faculty of History at [[Chernivtsi National University]] and has since become deputy dean of its history faculty. Arseny's mother, Maria Grigoriievna Yatsenyuk (née Bakaj), has long been a [[French language|French]] teacher at area high schools and in the French Department of Foreign Languages at Chernivtsi University.<ref name="egodn85">{{cite web|url=http://www.segodnya.ua/news/113544.html|title=Яценюк нашел жену в банке, а с первой красавицей Украины учился в одной школе|author=Чаленко Александр|access-date=October 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://parliament2012.com.ua/yatsenyuk-arsenij-petrovich/ Яценюк Арсеній Петрович (Yatsenyuk Arsenij Petrovich)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303164907/http://parliament2012.com.ua/yatsenyuk-arsenij-petrovich/ |date=March 3, 2014 }} at parliament2012.com.ua (in Ukrainian)</ref> Yatsenyuk speaks Ukrainian, [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[English language|English]], and has some knowledge of [[Romanian language|Romanian]] as well.<ref name="rbb">{{cite web |url=http://www.rbnpress.info/wp/arseni-iateniuk-a-fost-investit-prim-ministru-al-ucrainei-iateniuk-este-din-regiunea-cernauti-cunoscator-al-limbii-romane-si-cu-origini-romanesti/ |title=Arseni Iațeniuk a fost investit Prim-Ministru al Ucrainei. Iațeniuk este din regiunea Cernăuți, cunoscător al limbii române și cu origini românești |date=2014-02-28 |publisher=R.B.N. Press |language=ro}}</ref>

===Ancestry===
According to Yatsenyuk, he comes from a family of ethnic [[Ukrainians]], and is a member of the [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://frontzmin.ua/mediafiles/pdf/rodynne_derevo.pdf Official website of the "Front for Change" - Arseniy Yatsenyuk Family Tree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816134755/http://frontzmin.ua/mediafiles/pdf/rodynne_derevo.pdf |date=August 16, 2014}} {{in lang|uk}}<br />[http://yatsenyuk.org.ua/mediafiles/files/rodynne_derevo.pdf Official website of Arseniy Yatsenyuk - Arseniy Yatsenyuk Family Tree] {{in lang|uk}}</ref> He is of partly [[Romanian people|Romanian]] ancestry; one of his ancestors was a citizen of [[Romania]] from the region around Chernivtsi.<ref name="rbb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://frontzmin.ua/mediafiles/pdf/rodynne_derevo.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816134755/http://frontzmin.ua/mediafiles/pdf/rodynne_derevo.pdf |archive-date=August 16, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Some sources state he was born to a family of ethnic [[History of the Jews in Ukraine|Romanian-Jewish-Ukrainian]]s.<ref name=FamousJews>[http://politikym.net/biblioteka/knigi_dla_skachivaniya/znamenitue_evrei_ukrainu.pdf Famous Jews of Ukraine] [Знаменитые евреи Украины], by Professor Shimon Dubnov, Rudolf Yakovlevich Mirsky, and Alexander Yakovlevich Naiman, pub 2009, p18-19</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Matveyev|first=Vladimir|title=Ukrainian Jews want mayor charged for slurs|date=August 10, 2009|url=http://www.jta.org/2009/08/10/news-opinion/world/ukrainian-jews-want-mayor-charged-for-slurs|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arseniy Yatsenyuk|url=http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2014/03/12/19/02/h10XD.So.91.pdf|publisher=McClatchy-Tribune|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316110524/http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2014/03/12/19/02/h10XD.So.91.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UKRAINE: Yatsenyuk capitalises on public discontent|publisher=Oxford Analytica|date=March 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Judah|first=Ben|title=Ukraine: The Rise of Yatsenyuk|url=http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail//?lng=en&id=103593|publisher=Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Salem|first=Harriet|title=Who exactly is governing Ukraine?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/04/who-governing-ukraine-olexander-turchynov|access-date=9 March 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> However, [[Yaakov Bleich]], a chief rabbi of Ukraine stated, "Arseniy Yatsenyuk is not Jewish."<ref>[http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/08/10/1007138/ukrainian-mayor-reportedly-makes-anti-semitic-statements Ukrainian Jews want mayor charged for slurs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531124316/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/08/10/1007138/ukrainian-mayor-reportedly-makes-anti-semitic-statements |date=May 31, 2012}}, [[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] (August 10, 2009)</ref> Furthermore, Anna Rudnitskaya said, "[Yatsenyuk's] hypothetical Jewishness was never established."<ref>{{cite web|last=Rudnitskaya|first=Anna|title=Change For Ukraine, But Likely Not For Jews Yanukovich's victory welcomed cautiously by community.|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international/change_ukraine_likely_not_jews|date=25 February 2010|access-date=26 March 2014|work=The Jewish Weekly|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419191709/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international/change_ukraine_likely_not_jews|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Education===
After Yatsenyuk began studying at [[Chernivtsi University]] in 1992, he set up a student [[law firm]].<ref name="svoboda">{{cite news |url=http://www.radiosvoboda.org/article/2007/3/E20D56FB-35AB-45FF-B828-4059B380BA3B.html |title=Biography from Radio Svoboda |newspaper=Радіо Свобода |date=2007-03-21 |publisher=Radio Svoboda |language=uk |last1=Свобода |first1=Радіо }}</ref> Yatsenyuk graduated from the university in 1996, and later attended the Chernivtsi Trade-Economics Institute of the [[Kyiv National Trade-Economics Institute]] in 2001.<ref name="cm">{{cite web|url=http://file.liga.net/person/728-arsenii-yacenuk.html|script-title=ru:Яценюк Арсений Петрович|work=Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"|language=ru}}</ref> In addition to holding a law degree and a master's degree in accounting and auditing, Yatsenyuk also earned a Ph.D. in economics from the [[Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine]].<ref name=Technocrat>{{cite news|last=Herszenhorn|first=David|title=Leading Ukraine, a Technocrat Encircled by Problems|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/world/europe/ukraine-acting-prime-minister-arseniy-yatsenyuk.html|access-date=12 March 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 March 2014}}</ref>

==Legal and banking careers==
From December 1992 to September 1997, Yatsenyuk was the president of Yurek Ltd., a law firm based in [[Chernivtsi]].<ref name="cm" /> From January 1998 until September 2001, Yatsenyuk worked in the [[Raiffeisen Bank Aval|Aval]] bank, based in [[Kyiv]].<ref name="cm" /> From November 2003 to February 2005, Yatsenyuk served as the first vice-president of the [[National Bank of Ukraine]] under [[Serhiy Tihipko]].<ref name="svoboda" /> After Tihipko left the National Bank, Arseniy Yatsenyuk was put in charge of it.<ref name="svoboda" />

==Political career==
From September until November 2001, Yatsenyuk served as an acting [[Minister of Economy]] of [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea|Crimea]], and from November of the same year until January 2003, served as the official Minister of Economy of Crimea.<ref name="cm" />

After [[Vasyl Tsushko]] was appointed as the new Governor of [[Odesa Oblast]], Tsushko asked Yatsenyuk to serve as his vice-governor, which he served from 9 March to September 2005.<ref name="svoboda"/><ref name="cm"/>

===Minister of the Economy (September 2005 – August 2006)===
From 27 September 2005 to 4 August 2006, he served as the Minister of Economy of Ukraine in the [[Yekhanurov Government]].<ref name="svoboda"/><ref>{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=[[President of Ukraine|Presidential]] decree|number=1372/2005|law=1372/2005|name=On the appointment of A. Yatsenyuk as the Minister of Economics of Ukraine|date=2005-09-27}}</ref>

Yatsenyuk then headed talks about Ukrainian membership in the [[World Trade Organization]]. For example he signed the ''U.S. – Ukraine WTO Bilateral Market Access Agreement'',<ref name="ustrr">{{cite news |title=Remarks of U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman And Ukraine Minister of Economy Arseniy Yatsenyuk Signing Ceremony of the U.S. – Ukraine WTO Bilateral Market Access Agreement Washington, D.C. March 6, 2006 |url=https://ustr.gov/archive/assets/Document_Library/Transcripts/2006/March/asset_upload_file745_9112.pdf |publisher=US Trade Representative |date=6 March 2006}}</ref> a precursor agreement that paved the way to the full accession of Ukraine on 16 May 2008.<ref name="memberlist">{{cite web|url=http://wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm|title=Members and Observers|publisher=World Trade Organization|date=24 August 2012|access-date=10 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910105304/http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm|archive-date=10 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> 

From 20 September 2006, he served as the first vice-president of the Head of [[Presidential Administration of Ukraine|Secretariat of the President of Ukraine]], and the representative of the president in the [[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=[[President of Ukraine|Presidential]] decree|number=765/2006|law=765/2006|name=On the appointment of A. Yatsenyuk as the First Vice-president of the Head of Secretariat of the President of Ukraine — Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|date=2006-09-20}}</ref>

===Foreign Minister of Ukraine (2007)===
[[File:Rice - Yatsenyuk 2007 09 23 ukraine 600.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Yatsenyuk as Minister of Foreign Affairs meeting with United States Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]]]]
Yatsenyuk was proposed for the post of Foreign Minister by the [[President of Ukraine]], [[Viktor Yushchenko]]. Yatsenyuk was confirmed by the [[Verkhovna Rada]] (parliament) on 21 March 2007<ref name="appointment">
{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=Order of [[Verkhovna Rada]]|number=792-V|law=792-16|name=On appointment of Arseniy Yatsenyuk as Minister of Foreign Affairs|date=2007-03-21}}</ref> with 426 votes (from 450 maximum).<ref name="voting">{{cite web|url=http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/radac_gs09/g_frack_list_n?ident=3173&krit=66|title=Result of voting on appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs|date=2007-03-21|language=uk|access-date=March 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220941/http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/radac_gs09/g_frack_list_n?ident=3173&krit=66|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In his April 2007 remarks made to the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] he commented that the Ukrainian transition to a [[market economy]] was a success.<ref name="ayceip">{{cite news |title=UKRAINE: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/files/YATSENYUK.pdf |publisher=CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE |date=30 April 2007}}</ref>

In July 2007 while he was still Foreign Minister, Yatsenuk started the [[Open Ukraine]] Foundation, which he intended to become an international foundation for the "strengthening and development of Ukraine's reputation in the world."<ref name=mok/>

===Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (December 2007 – November 2008)===
In the early parliamentary elections held on 30 September 2007, Yatsenyuk was [[2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election|elected to the parliament]] from [[Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc]] (number 3 in the bloc's member list). On 3 December 2007, he was nominated for the position of the [[Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada]] from the democratic coalition formed from the [[Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc]] and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0309501320071203?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&sp=true|title=Ukraine minister gets "orange" OK for speaker job|work=Reuters  |date=2007-12-03}}</ref> On 4 December 2007, Yatsenyuk was elected the Chairman of the Parliament.<ref>{{Cite Ukrainian law|type=Order of [[Verkhovna Rada]]|number=5-VI|law=5-17|name=On the Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine|date=2007-12-04}}</ref> His candidacy was the only one in the ballot, and he obtained 227 votes in favor (from the democratic coalition; opposition abstained from the voting).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2007/12/4/67852.htm|title=Yatsenyuk – Speaker|work=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]|date=2007-12-04|language=uk}}</ref>

In early 2008, Yatsenyuk co-wrote along with Tymoshenko and Yushchenko the so-called "letter of three" to NATO, in which they asked for a [[Membership Action Plan]] with a view to joining the Alliance.<ref name="uatv1">{{cite news |title=Crisis, Ukraine-NATO: what did Ukraine experience in 2008 |url=https://uatv.ua/en/crisis-ukraine-nato-what-did-ukraine-experience-in-2008/ |publisher=UATV |date=5 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="inua">{{cite news |title=Ukraine applied to join NATO in 2008, application not withdrawn, final decision on country's entry should now be made by NATO members – Stefanishyna |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/833852.html |publisher=Interfax-Ukraine |date=21 May 2022}}</ref> At the beginning of 2008 the work of the Rada was blocked for two months due, according to at least one observer, to this letter.<ref name="uatv1" />

During the [[2008 Ukrainian political crisis|Ukrainian political crises of September 2008]] Yatsenyuk offered his resignation on 17 September 2008. A vote on his dismissal on 11 November 2008, was declared invalid by the counting commission of the Parliament<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162279.html|title=Rada Vote Counting Commission Finds Vote To Dismiss Yatsenyuk Invalid|agency=Ukrainian News Agency|date=November 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917142926/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162279.html|archive-date=September 17, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162149.html|title=Yatsenyuk Might Withdraw His Request Of Resignation If Rada Refuses To Satisfy It|agency=Ukrainian News Agency|date=November 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913100048/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162149.html|archive-date=September 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> (the vote was proposed by opposition party [[Party of Regions]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162039.html|title=BYT Against Dismissal Of Yatsenyuk|agency=Ukrainian News Agency|date=November 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918103305/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162039.html|archive-date=September 18, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On 12 November 2008, a total of 233 of 226 required deputies satisfied the resignation statement of Yatsenyuk and thus dismissed him from his post of Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.<ref name="gone">{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162408.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914071913/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162408.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2012 |title=Rada Dismisses Yatsenyuk |agency=Ukrainian News Agency |date=12 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162539.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105132048/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/162539.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2013 |title=President Yushchenko: Dismissal Of Yatsenyuk Aimed Against Stabilization Of Situation In Country |agency=Ukrainian News Agency |date=12 November 2008}}</ref> The voting was carried out through the parliaments voting system and not by means of secret ballots, as stipulated by the parliamentary regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-283991.html|title=Verkhovna Rada ousts Yatsenyuk as Speaker|agency=[[Ukrainian Independent Information Agency]]|date=12 November 2008}}</ref> After his dismissal Yatsenyuk told journalists that he will form a new political force "for change in the country."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/30859|title=Speaker resigns, Rada accepts|work=[[Kyiv Post]]|date=12 November 2008}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-278693.html|title=Yatsenyuk's party to differ from Blend-a-med|agency=[[Ukrainian Independent Information Agency]]|date=15 October 2008}}</ref>

On 21 November 2008, Yatsenyuk was also dismissed by [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yushchenko]] from the [[National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine|National Security and Defense Council]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/164262.html|title=Yuschenko Withdraws Yatsenyuk From NSDC|agency=Ukrainian News Agency|date=November 21, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915050044/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/164262.html|archive-date=September 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===2010 presidential campaign===
[[File:Ukraine Presidential Jan 2010 Vote (Yatseniuk).png|thumb|Yatsenyuk's vote share by oblast in the first round of the [[2010 Ukrainian presidential election]].]]
On 16 December 2008, Yatsenyuk announced plans to create a political party on basis of the ''[[Front of Changes]]'' public initiative.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-290332.html|title=Yatsenyuk to create political party |agency=[[Ukrainian Independent Information Agency]]|date=2008-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2007/W6P406?PT001F01=600&pf7171=189 |title=Election list of the party (bloc) |work=[[Central Election Commission of Ukraine]] |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607110325/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2007/W6P406?PT001F01=600&pf7171=189 |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In an interview with [[Den (newspaper)|Den]] on 4 February 2009, he claimed to have no allies among the contemporary politicians.<ref>[http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-298867.html Yatsenyuk says he has no allies among Ukrainian politicians], [[Ukrainian Independent Information Agency]] (4 February 2009)</ref> Polls held in the last months of 2008 suggested a political party led by Yatsenyuk would pass the 3 percent election threshold in a [[Ukrainian parliamentary election]].<ref>BYT, Regions Party, Communist Party, Bloc Of Lytvyn, And Bloc Of Yatsenyuk Might Override 3% Election Threshold, According To FOM-Ukraine Poll, [[Ukrainian News Agency]] (26 November 2008)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uceps.org/news.php?news_id=140|title=Razumkov Centre|author=Sparkle Design Studio|access-date=October 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913072213/http://www.uceps.org/news.php?news_id=140|archive-date=September 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2009 |title=Yanukovych's Party Leads in Ukraine |url=http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32639/yanukovychs_party_leads_in_ukraine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119064840/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32639/yanukovychs_party_leads_in_ukraine |archive-date=19 January 2009 |website=Angus Reid Institute}}</ref>

On 5 April 2009, Yatsenyuk announced his candidacy for [[President of Ukraine]] in the [[2010 Ukrainian presidential election|next presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Yatsenyuk will be on the ballot for the office of President of Ukraine|url=http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/795471|work=[[Korrespondent.net]]|date=5 April 2009|access-date=2009-04-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407000347/http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/795471| archive-date= April 7, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> During the election, campaign fellow candidate [[Serhiy Ratushniak]] repeatedly insulted Yatsenyuk because of his alleged Jewish roots. Among other things, Ratushniak called Yatsenyuk an "impudent little Jew" who was "successfully serving the thieves who are in power in Ukraine and is using criminal money to plough ahead towards Ukraine's presidency."<ref name=JPnov09>[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258027306987&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull Anti-Semitic Ukraine mayor to run for president]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' (November 17, 2009)</ref>

Yatsenyuk's presidential campaign was estimated to cost about $60–$70&nbsp;million.<ref name=LOmoney/> When Yatsenyuk billboards first appeared around Ukraine at the end of June 2009, Yatsenyuk was depicted as a military-style leader, while his previous image was that of a "young liberal". Some analysts think that this did not help the campaign.<ref name=LOmoney>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53251/ Paid advisers descend on candidates, nation], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (November 19, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref> On 13 January 2010, Yatsenyuk stated that his election campaign had cost ₴80 million and that "The number of my advertising posters is ten times less than that of all of my political opponents"; Yatsenyuk claimed that funds from his election budget were mainly spent on his appearances on television.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56928/ Yatsenyuk spends Hr 80 million on his election campaign], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (13 January 2010){{subscription required}}</ref>

After the elections, Yatsenyuk wanted to dissolve the [[Verkhovna Rada]] because, in his view, it would prevent him from working. He also stated in November 2009 that the [[Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc]] and the [[Party of Regions]] were "almost a single whole".<ref name=openlist>[http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/25823/ Yatsenyuk proposes referendum on switch to open-list elections to parliament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124234448/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/25823/ |date=24 November 2009 }}, [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (November 23, 2009)</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/54524/ Yatsenyuk says Tymoshenko, Yanukovych will unite if parliament not dissolved], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (December 7, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref>

In late November 2009, he stated he was not interested in "using his votes as bargaining material" for a high political post.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53885/ Yatsenyuk not interested in becoming prime minister], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (November 29, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref>

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On 21 February 2010, President Yanukovych offered three candidates for [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]]: [[Serhiy Tihipko]], Yatsenyuk and [[Party of Regions]] lawmaker [[Mykola Azarov]].<ref name=gonow>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/60468/ Yanukovych has yet to secure ruling majority in parliament], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (February 25, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref> However, Yatsenyuk declined this proposal to hold a high post in the new cabinet after the [[Ukrainian parliament]] adopted an [[First Azarov government|amendment]] on 9 March 2010, which enabled independent lawmakers to take part in forming a majority coalition, instead of only parliamentary factions; Yatsenyuk disapproved of this amendment.{{cn|date=March 2023}} Instead he called for [[Next Ukrainian parliamentary election|early parliamentary elections]]: "Unconstitutional attempts by parliamentarians to form a coalition and a government would deepen the political crisis and the crisis of statehood as such".<ref name=letterYanu>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/61239/ Yatsenyuk proposes early parliamentary elections], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (March 8, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref> To be premier in a coalition with [[Communist Party of Ukraine|communists]] was unacceptable for Yatsenyuk.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/61355/20/page/1/#comment-47294 Yatsenyuk: I don't want to be premier in coalition without clear ideological principles], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (March 10, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref> Yatsenyuk formed an oppositional government in March 2010, next to another oppositional government headed by [[Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko]], opposing the Azarov Government.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/61997/ Yatsenyuk to introduce his oppositional government by end March], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (March 18, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref> In April 2010, Yatsenyuk was officially chosen as party leader of [[Front for Change (Ukraine)|Front for Change]]; by that time the public initiative had become a political party also.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/63746/ Justice Ministry: Yatsenyuk registered as Front for Change party leader], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (April 12, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref>

===Parliament faction leader===
[[File:Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Mykola Tomenko.JPG|thumb|275px|Yatsenyuk and [[Mykola Tomenko]] at a press conference of Yatsenyuk in [[Mykolaiv]]]]

During the [[2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election|October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election]], Yatsenyuk competed on a party list based on the party [[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"]].<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2012/04/7/6962306/ "ФРОНТ ЗМІН" ІДЕ Вd РАДУ З "БАТЬКІВЩИНОЮ"], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (7 mApril 2012)<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/125648/j Yatsenyuk wants to meet with Tymoshenko to discuss reunion of opposition], [[Kyiv Post]] (7 Aprilbbbb 2012{{subscription required}})</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/process-of-unification-of-opposition-finished-says.html Process of unification of opposition finished, says Yatsenyuk], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (4 July 2012){{subscription required}}</ref> Yatsenyuk stressed in April 2012 "Front of Changes existed and will exist" but also hinted the same month the alliance could lay basis for one single party.<ref name=April2012>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2012/04/7/6962306/ "ФРОНТ ЗМІН" ІДЕ В РАДУ З "БАТЬКІВЩИНОЮ"], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (7 April 2012)<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/125648/ Yatsenyuk wants to meet with Tymoshenko to discuss reunion of opposition], [[Kyiv Post]] (7 April 2012{{subscription required}})</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/unification-of-opposition-could-lay-basis-for-sing.html Unification of opposition could lay basis for single party, says Yatsenyuk], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (23 April 2012){{subscription required}}</ref>

The party competed on one single party under "umbrella" party [[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"|"Fatherland"]], together with several other parties, during the October 2012 parliamentary elections.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [https://archive.today/20121205035942/http://www.day.kiev.ua/3047200 Соціально-християнська партія вирішила приєднатися до об'єднаної опозиції], [[Den (newspaper)]] (24 April 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/123555/ Opposition to form single list to participate in parliamentary elections], [[Kyiv Post]] (2 March 2012)<br />{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2012/04/7/6962306/ "ФРОНТ ЗМІН" ІДЕ В РАДУ З "БАТЬКІВЩИНОЮ"], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (7 April 2012)<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/125648/ Yatsenyuk wants to meet with Tymoshenko to discuss reunion of opposition], [[Kyiv Post]] (7 April 2012)</ref><ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2012/04/23/6963276/ Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk united (''"Тимошенко та Яценюк об'єдналися"'')], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (23 April 2012)</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/civil-position-party-joins-ukraines-united-opposit.html Civil Position party joins Ukraine's united opposition], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (20 June 2012){{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120987/ Ukrainian opposition parties agree to form single list for 2012 elections], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (23 January 2012){{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/123555/|title=Oppositon [sic] to form single list to participate in parliamentary elections|work=[[Kyiv Post]]|date=2 March 2012|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826035632/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/oppositon-to-form-single-list-to-participate-in-pa-123555.html|archive-date=August 26, 2014 }}</ref> During the election, this list won 62 seats (25.55% of the votes) under the proportional party-list system and another 39 by winning 39 simple-majority constituencies; a total of 101 seats in Parliament.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vnd2012/wp300pt001f01=900.html Proportional votes]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030000000/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vnd2012/wp300pt001f01%3D900.html |date=October 30, 2012 }} & [http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vnd2012/wp039pt001f01=900.html Constituency seats]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105073259/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vnd2012/wp039pt001f01%3D900.html |date=November 5, 2012 }}, [[Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine]]<br />[http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2012/10/29/6975859/ % of total seats], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]]</ref> Yatsenyuk headed this election list because "Fatherland"-leader [[Yulia Tymoshenko]] was imprisoned.<ref>[http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/58995 They Call Themselves the Opposition], [[The Ukrainian Week]] (31 August 2012)</ref><ref name="electedintoVRUK111112">{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2012/11/11/6977259/ Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (11 November 2012)</ref> Yatsenyuk was elected leader of the parliamentary faction of "Fatherland" on 12 December 2012.<ref name=VRfaction>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/five-factions-including-communist-party-registered-in-parliament-317535.html Five factions, including Communist Party, registered in parliament], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (12 December 2012){{subscription required}}</ref>

On 15 June 2013, his Front for Change (party) merged into "Fatherland".<ref name="mergeBatFoCROPJune2013"/>

[[File:Opposition leaders by the Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Opposition leaders Yatsenyuk, [[Vitali Klitschko]] and [[Oleh Tyahnybok]], addressing demonstrators, 27 November 2013]]

On 25 January 2014, Yatsenyuk was offered the post of prime minister by President Viktor Yanukovych but refused due to unmet demands. Yatsenyuk said the people should be making a decision for the future of Ukraine, not the present government officials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine Parliamentary Leader Yatsenyuk Refuses PM Post |url=http://www.dailytrendingsearch.com/ukraine-parliamentary-leader-yatsenyuk-refuses-pm-post/ |date=27 January 2014 |website=Daily Trending Search |access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref>

===Prime Minister===
{{Main|First Yatsenyuk government|Second Yatsenyuk government}}

====First term (February–August 2014)====
Yatsenyuk was designated as the new Prime Minister of the [[First Yatsenyuk Government|Yatsenyuk Government]] following the [[2014 Ukrainian revolution]] that removed former President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] from power.<ref name="nytimes.com" /> The new government was sworn in on 27 February 2014.<ref>[http://en.itar-tass.com/world/721259 Verkhovna Rada approved composition of new government], [[Information Telegraph Agency of Russia]] (27 February 2014)</ref> After his appointment, Yatsenyuk started to distance himself and his government from [[Russia]], which accepted [[Crimea]] as an integral part of the Russian Federation after a disputed referendum there in response to the events on Maidan Square and ouster of Yanukovych. He described his government as being on a "kamikaze" mission.<ref>{{Cite news |last1 = Krasnolutska |first1 = Daryna |last2 = Seputyte |first2 = Milda |last3 = Eglitis |first3 = Aaron |date = 28 February 2014 |title = Ukraine Premier Starts 'Kamikaze' Mission as Crimea Erupts |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-27/ukraine-premier-starts-kamikaze-mission-as-crimea-anger-flares.html |publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.]] |access-date = 15 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1 = Zinets |first1 = Natalia |last2 = Balmforth |first2 = Richard |last3 = Ingrassia |first3 = Paul |date = 4 April 2014 |title = Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-Yatsenyuk-idUSBREA330MN20140404 |work = Reuters |access-date = 15 April 2014 }}</ref>

On 21 March 2014, Ukraine signed the political part of the [[Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement|Association Agreement with European Union]]<ref name="signed">{{cite web |url=http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/documents/association_agreement/aa_en.pdf |title=eeas.europa.eu: "Signatures of the political provisions of the Association Agreement" 21 Mar 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005900/http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/documents/association_agreement/aa_en.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the economical part of the treaty to be signed after the [[2014 Ukrainian presidential election|presidential election in May 2014]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-sign-political-aspects-eu-pact-friday-165605035.html|title=Ukraine to sign political aspects of EU pact on Friday|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=2014-03-17|access-date=2014-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Croft|first=Adrian|title=European Union signs landmark association agreement with Ukraine|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-eu-agreement-idUSBREA2K0JY20140321|work=Reuters|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> The day before, Yatsenyuk was replaced (due to his new position) as his party's faction leader in parliament by [[Sergei Sobolev (politician)|Sergei Sobolev]].<ref name="Batkivshchynanfl20314TSN" />[[File:P031214PS-0710 (14104760453).jpg|thumb|275px|U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] talks with Arseniy Yatsenyuk in the [[Oval Office]], 12 March 2014.]]

On 24 July 2014, Yatsenyuk announced that he was resigning from the post of Prime Minister immediately.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/world/europe/ukraine-parliament-takes-step-toward-elections.html|title=Ukraine Prime Minister Resigns, as Kiev Moves Toward Elections|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 July 2014|first=David M.|last=Herszenhorn|date=July 24, 2014}}</ref> Earlier that day the coalition supporting his [[First Yatsenyuk Government|Yatsenyuk Government]] had collapsed,<ref name=YGdSOT>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215293.html Rada speaker announces dissolution of parliamentary coalition], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (24 July 2014)</ref> after parliament failed to pass legislation to increase military financing and regulate energy matters. Yatsenyuk had told parliament "History will not forgive us ... how are we to pay wages, how are we tomorrow morning going to send fuel for armoured vehicles, how will we pay those families who have lost soldiers, to look after the army?"<ref name=guardian-20140724>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/24/ukrainian-prime-minister-arseny-Yatsenyuk-resigns |title=Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatsenyuk resigns |author=Shaun Walker |newspaper=The Guardian |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> During his announcement of resignation in parliament Yatsenyuk hinted that the coalition had collapsed because politicians did not want to be seen involved in making [[Austerity|budget cuts]] and had thus placed "political interest above the fate of the country"; according to him this was "a moral and an ethical crime".<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215330.html Yatsenyuk says collapse of Rada coalition means failure to pass laws on filling budget], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (24 July 2014)</ref> However, his resignation had yet to be officially accepted by [[Ukrainian parliament|parliament]] and they did not do this the day after his resignation.<ref name=Yng257IU>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215455.html Yatsenyuk's statement of resignation sent to parliament - Hroisman], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (25 July 2014)</ref> Instead MPs decided that their next meeting will be on 31 July 2014.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/07/25/7033029/ On Thursday, the Council will meet for a partially closed meeting], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (25 July 2014)</ref>

On 25 July 2014, the remainder of Cabinet had appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Policy – [[Ministry of Regional Development (Ukraine)|Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine]] [[Volodymyr Hroisman]] as acting Prime Minister.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215395.html Government adopts resolution appointing Hroisman as Ukraine's acting PM], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (25 July 2014)<br />[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/215364.html Deputy PM Hroisman appointed Ukraine's acting premier, says Avakov], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (25 July 2014)</ref>

On 31 July 2014, the Verkhovna Rada declined his resignation because only 16 (of the 450) MPs voted for his resignation.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/216286.html Rada expresses confidence in PM Yatsenyuk], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (31 July 2014)</ref>

In September 2014, Yatsenyuk started the new party [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]].<ref name=peoples_front>{{in lang|uk}}[http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/09/10/7037335/ Yatsenyuk became a leader of the "People's Front" political council, while Turchynov is a head of its headquarters]. [[Ukrayinska Pravda]]. 10 September 2014<br />[http://en.ria.ru/world/20140910/192809518/Ukrainian-PM-Parliament-Speaker-to-Head-Newly-Formed-Popular.html Ukrainian PM, Parliament Speaker to Head Newly Formed Popular Front Party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002115/http://en.ria.ru/world/20140910/192809518/Ukrainian-PM-Parliament-Speaker-to-Head-Newly-Formed-Popular.html |date=11 September 2014 }}, [[RIA Novosti]] (10 September 2014)</ref> The party won 82 seats in the August [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]].<ref name=peoples_front/><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-25/ukraine-president-poroshenko-calls-snap-general-election.html Ukraine President Poroshenko Calls Snap General Election], [[Bloomberg News]] (25 August 2014)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/reform-watch/poroshenko-and-yatsenyuks-parties-maneuver-for-lead-role-in-coalition-369983.html|title=Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk's parties maneuver for lead role in coalition - Oct. 29, 2014|date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>

====Second term (August 2014 – April 2016)====
[[File:Baiden_Yatsenyuk.jpg|thumb|[[Joe Biden]] and Arseniy Yatsenyuk]]
Yatsenyuk was confirmed as prime minister at the first session of the new parliament by 341 votes.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/236676.html Ukrainian parliament appoints Yatsenyuk prime minister], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (27 November 2014)</ref>

In July 2015 Yatsenyuk announced with Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper|Steven Harper]] the successful conclusion of the [[Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement]].<ref name="tmcbc">{{cite news |last1=Milewski |first1=Terry |title=Canada-Ukraine trade deal announced by Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Stephen Harper |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-ukraine-trade-deal-announced-by-arseniy-yatsenyuk-stephen-harper-1.3149875 |publisher=CBC |date=13 July 2015}}</ref>

February 2016 saw the start of Yatsenyuk's downfall as the Prime Minister of Ukraine after economy minister [[Aivaras Abromavičius]] announced his resignation claiming the government did not have a real commitment to fight [[corruption in Ukraine|corruption]].<ref name="BBC_PM no Y"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-do-ukraine-s-reform-ministers-keep-quitting/|title=Why do Ukraine's Reform Ministers Keep Quitting?|date=February 3, 2016}}</ref> On 16 February 2016, President [[Petro Poroshenko]] asked Yatsenyuk to resign<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35585651|title=Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign|work=BBC News|date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> and later on the same day, the Ukrainian parliament voted to find the work the Ukrainian cabinet was doing under Yatsenyuk unsatisfactory, but rejected calls for a vote of no confidence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35591605|title=Ukraine crisis: PM Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote|work=BBC News|date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> On 17 and 18 February 2016, Fatherland and Self Reliance left the coalition supporting Yatsenyuk's government, meaning the coalition became 5 deputies short of the 226 needed.<ref name=fvsef>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/325715.html Samopomich pulls out from ruling coalition in parliamen], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (18 February 2016)<br />{{in lang|uk}} [http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7099477/ "Self" comes from the coalition], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (18 February 2016)</ref><ref name=blsn>[http://www.unian.info/politics/1267671-batkivschyna-faction-pulls-out-of-coalition.html Batkivschyna faction pulls out of coalition], [[UNIAN]] (17 February 2016)<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/batkivshchyna-faction-leaves-ruling-coalition-408285.html Batkivshchyna faction leaves ruling coalition], [[Kyiv Post]] (17 February 2016)</ref>

On 10 April 2016, Yatsenyuk announced that he would report to parliament on 12 April and resign as Prime Minister.<ref name="Yatsenyuk10A16">[http://www.unian.info/politics/1315050-ukrainian-pm-yatsenyuk-resigns.html Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk resigns], [[UNIAN]] (10 April 2016)<br />[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36010511 Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign], [[BBC News]] (10 April 2016)</ref> But parliament did not hold a vote on his resignation that day because (Yatsenyuk's party) [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]] and [[Petro Poroshenko Bloc]] could not agree on the forming of a new government.<ref name=BBCYnf>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36020548 Ukraine: Lawmakers end session without new PM vote], [[BBC News]] (12 April 2016)</ref> On 14 April 2016, parliament did hold a vote on his resignation resulting in Yatsenyuk being replaced by the new Prime Minister, [[Volodymyr Groysman]], and his [[Groysman government]].<ref name="BBC_PM no Y"/> Yatsenyuk's party’s People's Front remains in the coalition because (according to Yatsenyuk) "today it is the only way to defend the state".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/10/ukraines-prime-minister-arseniy-yatsenyuk-quits|title=Ukraine's prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk quits|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 10, 2016}}</ref>

===Since end of Prime Ministership===
[[File:Arsenij Jazenjuk MSC 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|right|Yatsenyuk during the [[Munich Security Conference|MSC]] 2017]]

On December 2, 2016 [[Oleksandr Onyshchenko]], former Ukrainian MP, told ''[[The Independent]]'' that he had organized and funded a smear campaign against Yatsenyuk and his government (in Onyshchenko’s own words, with “$30 million” of unclear origin). According to Onyshchenko, then-President Poroshenko has initiated this anti-Yatsenyuk defamation campaign, and benefited from it politically.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/politician-makes-claims-vast-corruption-ukraine-a7452961.html|title = Politician makes claims of vast corruption in Ukraine|website = [[The Independent]]|date = December 2, 2016}}</ref>

In August 2017, Yatsenyuk acquired 30% of [[Espreso TV#Ownership|Goldberry LLC]], the owner of [[Espreso TV]].<ref>[https://ukraine.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/espreso-tv/ Espreso TV], {{ill|Institute of Mass Information|uk|Інститут масової інформації}}<br />[https://ukraine.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/goldberry-llc/ Goldberry LLC], {{ill|Institute of Mass Information|uk|Інститут масової інформації}}</ref> In December 2017, Yatsenyuk sold his share of the Espresso TV channel to an American company.<ref>[https://espreso.tv/news/2017/12/30/zayava_quotespresoquot_schodo_zminy_struktury_vlasnosti Заява "Еспресо" щодо зміни структури власності]</ref>

In 2020, using the Index for Monitoring Reforms, {{ill|VoxUkraine|uk|VoxUkraine}} compared the performance of the last four Ukrainian Cabinets. VoxUkraine claimed that Yatsenyuk’s second government had made the most progress in governmental reforms, including anti-corruption ones, as laws on a number of anti-corruption bodies were adopted at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voxukraine.org/en/which-cabinet-of-ministers-has-been-implementing-reforms-more-effectively/|title = Four Cabinets of Ministers After Euromaidan: The Path of Reforms &#124; VoxUkraine}}</ref>

During the [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Yatsenyuk called Russia the "biggest threat" and criticized Zelenskyy's handling of the crisis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwirtz |first1=Michael |title=As West Warns of Russian Attack, Ukraine Sends Different Message |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/world/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion.html |access-date=26 January 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=25 January 2022}}</ref>

On the July 2022 signing of the [[Black Sea Grain Initiative]], Yatsenyuk told ''[[Times Radio]]'' that "I don't trust any kind of deal signed with the Russian Federation, we had dozens of different deals, and they always violate them."<ref name="aytr">{{cite news |title='I don't trust any deals with Russia' : Arseniy Yatsenyuk |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pPEca1m9Oo |agency=YouTube |publisher=Times Radio |date=22 July 2022}}</ref> And within hours after Defence Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]]'s signature on the UN-brokered deal to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, a missile had hit the [[Port of Odesa]].<ref name="skyyt">{{cite news |title=Ukraine War: Missiles hit Odesa hours after grain agreement |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgVplcsjxRc |agency=YouTube |publisher=Sky News |date=23 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="f24un">{{cite news |title=UN officials announce grain exports deal with Russia, Ukraine and Turkey |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220722-live-ukraine-ports-to-reopen-after-grain-export-deal-with-russia-says-turkey |publisher=FRANCE 24 |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

In his August 2022 ''[[Times Radio]]'' interview Yatsenyuk alleged that the [[Russian Armed Forces]] intended to use the winter weather against Ukraine. At the time, Russia controlled almost half of the Ukrainian energy supply when the Russian seizure of the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]] was added to their control of the [[Naftogaz]] supply.<ref name="yttr">{{cite news |title='I don't trust any word of Putin. Any. Any single word.' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp8oDBdt7A |agency=YouTube |publisher=Times Radio |date=14 August 2022}}</ref>


==Political positions==
[[File:Condolisa_Rice,_Jeorge_W._Bush,_and_Arseniy_Yatsenyuk.jpg|thumb|[[George W. Bush]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], and Arseniy Yatsenyuk in January 2007]]
{{Quote box|width=32%|align=left|quote=“Ukraine is still not a democracy”|source=Yatsenyuk during the Yalta European Strategy conference 2011<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/113017/ Yatsenyuk: Ukraine is still not a democracy], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (September 17, 2011){{subscription required}}</ref>}}

In 2009 Yatsenyuk made clear that he does not want Russian to become the second [[state language]] in Ukraine.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53849/ Yatsenyuk: Ukrainian must be only state language in Ukraine], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (November 28, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref>

As early as 2012 Yatsenyuk wanted [[Ukraine–European Union relations|European Union membership for Ukraine]].<ref name=YatswantsEU>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/Yatsenyuk-prosecution-of-tymoshenko-lutsenko-hinders-ukraine-eu-integration-317116.html Yatsenyuk:Prosecution of Tymoshenko, Lutsenko hinders Ukraine-EU integration], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (4 December 2012){{subscription required}}</ref> and he sees this "because this means standards and values – a [high] level of education, medical treatment, pensions, employment, freedoms, new technologies, and progress".<ref name=YatswantsEU/> Yatsenyuk stated late 2009 that in its relations with the [[European Union]], Ukraine should have a visa-free regime with EU countries.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/54561/ Yatsenyuk: meaningless foreign policy has been conducted over whole period of Ukraine's independence], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (December 8, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref> Yatsenyuk stated on 20 April 2012 that it was clear to him that the European Union will not sign the [[Ukraine–European Union relations#Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement|association agreement]] "until fully fledged democracy is resumed in Ukraine, free and fair elections are held, and the political persecution of opponents is stopped in Ukraine".<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/126359/ Yatsenyuk: No EU association agreement without fully fledged democracy in Ukraine], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (20 April 2012){{subscription required}}</ref>

[[File:YatsenyukCabMinBlockage 02.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Euromaidan]]: the blockade of the [[Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|Government of Ukraine]], December 2013]]

In 2012 Yatsenyuk registered that he disfavoured Ukraine joining the [[Eurasian Customs Union]]; according to him "Ukraine's joining the Customs Union means the restoration of the [[Soviet Union]] in a slightly different form and with a different name. But this means that the country will become a part of the [[Russian empire]]. We know [[History of Ukraine|history]]. We have been there and we don't want to return there".<ref name=YatswantsEU/>

On 21 August 2013, Yatsenyuk stated "[[Russia]] has decided for some reason that it can be the architect of a new [[Berlin wall]]. And, according to Russia’s design, this wall should appear at the border between Ukraine and the European Union".<ref>[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/Yatsenyuk-russia-plays-its-last-card-by-banning-ukrainian-exports/ Yatsenyuk: Russia plays its last card by banning Ukrainian exports], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (21 August 2013)</ref>

In November 2009 Yatsenyuk favoured the creation of a special "vice prime minister for [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea|Crimea]]n issues".<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/52521/ Yatsenyuk: Crimea should become 'Ukrainian Hong Kong'], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (November 11, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref>

In April 2010 Yatsenyuk called for the [[Kharkiv Pact]] for the lease of the naval base in Sebastopol not to be endorsed by parliament. It was signed in April 2010 by then-president [[Viktor Yanukovich]]. The Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea would be extended beyond 2017 by 25 years with an additional five-year renewal option (to 2042–47) in exchange for a multiyear discounted contract to provide Ukraine with Russian natural gas.<ref name=mtseb>[http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/deal-struck-on-gas-black-sea-fleet/404501.html Deal Struck on Gas, Black Sea Fleet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423073455/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/deal-struck-on-gas-black-sea-fleet/404501.html |date=23 April 2010 }}, ''[[Moscow Times]]'' (April 21, 2010)</ref><ref name=kpseb>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/64702/ Yatsenyuk calls on president not to submit Russian naval base deal to parliament for ratification], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (April 22, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref><ref name=kpbsf>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/65154/ Agreement on Black Sea Fleet may be denounced, says Yatsenyuk], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (April 27, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref>

In November 2009, Yatsenyuk stated that Ukraine's [[shadow economy]] "is a part of the current political system in Ukraine and that's why taking business out of the shadows will only be possible via a change in this system". In November 2009 he said that his most difficult task if elected President would be "to break the political clan system that has been built up over the last 18 years".<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53178/ Yatsenyuk: Business will come out of shadows only via change of political system], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (November 19, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref> Yatsenyuk wants to create a common energy company with [[European Union]] countries and Russia.<ref name=letterYanu/>

[[File:Arseniy Yatsenyuk awarding wounded volunteers.jpg|thumb|left|Yatsenyk with [[Donbas Battalion]]]]

According to Yatsenyuk in 2010, it would be impossible to fight corruption without changing the country's system of government, "The system of government in Ukraine has in fact remained the same as it was under the [[Soviet Union]]".<ref name=kpcom>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/64389/ Yatsenyuk sees no prospects for reforming Ukraine without fight against corruption], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (April 19, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref>

In late July 2010, Yatsenyuk wrote a draft law which proposed to fine officials for violating the law "On Appeals by Citizens", thus holding officials personally accountable for ignoring the complaints of citizens.<ref name=kpj30>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/76094/ Yatsenyuk: Officials should be held personally accountable for ignoring the complaints of citizens], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (July 30, 2010){{subscription required}}</ref>

In November 2009, he proposed that a referendum be held on if Ukraine should have an [[open list]] voting system.<ref name=openlist/> Yatsenyuk is in favour of holding referendums; he calls this "nationalization of state power".<ref name=kppp>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/54389/ If elected president, Yatsenyuk promises to transfer power to the people], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (December 4, 2009){{subscription required}}</ref> The amendment of the terms and conditions of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's presence in Ukraine and a decision on [[Ukraine–NATO relations|Ukraine's membership of NATO]] and other military alliances are according to Yatsenyuk only possible through a referendum.<ref name=letterYanu/>

[[File:Bill_Clinton_and_Arseniy_Yatsenyuk.jpg|thumb|[[Bill Clinton]] and Arseniy Yatsenyuk]]
In January 2015, Yatsenyuk appeared on the German television channel ARD for an interview with Pinar Atalay. The interview's live translation contained a controversial statement that was immediately picked up by Russian media and later spread to other media outlets. The statement typically featured was a variation of "All of us still clearly remember the Soviet Union invading Ukraine and Germany. And nobody has the right to rewrite the results of the Second World War. And that is exactly what Russia’s President Putin is trying to do." Implying that Yatsenyuk said that it was the USSR who started the war against Germany and not the other way around, this later turned out to be a misrepresentation meant to further the Russian political objectives in Ukraine.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/W-i--EAfBPw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150110081840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-i--EAfBPw&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-i--EAfBPw| title = Rewriting history: Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk says USSR invaded Germany during WWII | via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The actual statement by Yatsenyuk was "Russian aggression against Ukraine is an encroachment on the world order. We all remember well the Soviet invasion both in Ukraine, including, and in Germany. It must be avoided. Nobody is allowed to rewrite the results of the Second World War." Referring the post World War 2 soviet occupation of both Ukraine and East Germany and attempting to draw the parallels between the actions done by Soviets during that period to the present Russian aggression. This was clarified by Ukrainian officials and Yatsenyuk himself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Обмовка Яценюка може дорого обійтися Україні |url=https://zak-kor.net/3718-obmovka-yacenyuka-mozhe-dorogo-obytisya-ukrayin.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Яценюк особисто пояснив, що мав на увазі під радянською ″інвейжн″ &#124; Україна &#124; DW.COM &#124; 11.01.2015 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] |url=https://www.dw.com/uk/%D1%8F%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8E%D0%BA-%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2-%D1%89%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96-%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B4-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8E-%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B6%D0%BD/a-18184687 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909235718/http://www.dw.com/uk/%D1%8F%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8E%D0%BA-%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2-%D1%89%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B2-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96-%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B4-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%8E-%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B6%D0%BD/a-18184687 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/UkraineMFA/posts/775605862493336 Коментар Речника МЗС України Євгена Перебийноса]</ref><ref name="tagesschau_ard07012015">{{cite news|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-52871.html|title=Der ukrainische Ministerpräsident Arseni Jazenjuk im Gespräch mit Pinar Atalay|work=[[Pinar Atalay]], [[Tagesschau (Germany)|Tagesschau]]|publisher=[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]]|language=de, uk|date=7 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111001141/http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-52871.html|archive-date=January 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="freitag.de08012015">{{cite news|url=https://www.freitag.de/autoren/jens-bernert/jazenjuk-aggression-wie-gegen-hitler|title=Jazenjuk: Aggression wie gegen Hitler|author=Jens Bernert|publisher=[[Der Freitag]]|language=de|date=8 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112150842/https://www.freitag.de/autoren/jens-bernert/jazenjuk-aggression-wie-gegen-hitler|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="spiegel08012015">{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/spam/satire-spiegel-online-jazenjuk-sowjetischer-einmarsch-a-1011915.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=|title=Jazenjuk enttarnt Sowjetrussen|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|language=de|date=8 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>

Yatsenyuk had stated that [[Yulia Tymoshenko#2011 trial and imprisonment and other criminal cases against Tymoshenko|convicted politicians]] [[Yulia Tymoshenko]] and [[Yuriy Lutsenko]] should be released from jail and he had proposed/written laws to make this happen.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/124216/ Yatsenyuk proposes amnesty for Tymoshenko and Lutsenko this year], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (14 March 2012){{subscription required}}</ref>{{efn|[[Yuriy Lutsenko]] was released from prison on 7 April 2013 because [[Ukrainian President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] pardoned him (among others) for health reasons.<ref name=Lutpar7413>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22061269 Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych pardons Yulia Tymoshenko allies], [[BBC News]] (8 April 2013)</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22057073 Ukrainian leader Yanukovych pardons Tymoshenko ally], [[BBC News]] (7 April 2013)</ref><ref>[http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/ukrainian-president-pardons-lutsenko-and-filipchuk-decree-3/ Ukrainian president pardons Lutsenko and Filipchuk – decree], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (7 April 2013)</ref>}} He also believed their convictions were a "difficult obstacle on Ukraine's path to the European Union."<ref name=YatswantsEU/> In early December 2012, he stated that he was ready to open a dialogue with the authorities only after Tymoshenko and Lutsenko were released.<ref name=YatswantsEU/>

In April 2016 Yatsenyuk stated that full transparent privatization of state property is needed, with the exception of strategic companies. In his address to the citizens Yatsenyuk also stood for the appointment of independent executives of all public companies and exposure to deprivation of all political forces.<ref>https://www.kmu.gov.ua/ua/news/248937036 Звернення Прем'єр-міністра України Арсенія Яценюка 03 квітня 2016</ref>

In April 2016 Yatsenyuk stated that a “strict policy towards any aggressor country which in this case means the Russian Federation” is needed. “No deals and compromise at the expense of Ukraine. The restoration of the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian State. The return of Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. And the extension of sanctions against the Russian Federation until Ukraine has completely restored its territorial sovereignty,” – he said.<ref>http://yatsenyuk.org.ua/ua/video/open/659 10 хвилин із Прем'єр-міністром України 03 квітень 2016</ref>

==Family==
[[File:Pope_Francis_Yatsenyuk.jpg|thumb|[[Pope Francis]] and Arseniy Yatsenyuk]]
Yatsenyuk's wife is Tereza Viktorivna (b. 1970); they have two daughters named Khrystyna and Sofiya.<ref name="svoboda"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/ru/news/2007/3/21/56093.htm |title=Arseniy Yatsenyuk. New millioner in Yanukovich's Cabmin |work=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]] |date=2007-03-21 |language=ru}}</ref> Tereza Yatsenyuk was born into a family of philosophers. Her father, Viktor Illarionovych Gur, was a professor of philosophy at the [[Kyiv Polytechnic Institute]]; her mother Svitlana Mykytivna, PhD, was retired.<ref name="egodn85"/> Yatsenyuk's family has lived near Kyiv (the village of Novi Petrivtsi, [[Vyshhorod Raion]]) since 2003.
Yatsenyuk also has a sister Alina Petrivna Jones (according to other sources – Steel,<ref name="egodn85"/> born 1967), residing in the city of [[Santa Barbara, California]] United States.<ref name="egodn85"/>

==Open Ukraine and Kyiv Security Forum==
Arseniy Yatsenuk heads the [[Open Ukraine]] Foundation, an international foundation based in Ukraine.{{when|date=August 2022}} It was established in July 2007 for the "strengthening and development of Ukraine's reputation in the world."<ref name=mok>{{cite web|title=Mission|year=2014|work=Open Ukraine|url=http://openukraine.org/en/about/mission}}</ref> Open Ukraine works with the young generation of artists, scholars and community leaders who seek to implement social changes in the different regions.

The Kyiv Security Forum was established by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation in 2007. The forum is an annual event that acts as a platform for high-level discussion on relevant matters of national security as well as security in the Black Sea region, Europe and globally.

The annual Kyiv Security Forum has become a leading regional platform for discussion that creates an opportunity for the exchange of views on global security in an atmosphere of open and informal dialogue. The Forum brings together representatives of governments and independent experts, representatives of regional and global organizations, influential intellectuals, politicians, academics and journalists.

As of April 2014 [[Open Ukraine]] was partnered with the [[NATO Information and Documentation Centre]], the [[United States Department of State]], the [[National Endowment for Democracy]], the [[German Marshall Fund]] and [[Chatham House]], among other organizations.<ref name=nok>{{cite web|title=Partners|year=2014|work=Open Ukraine|url=http://openukraine.org/en/about/partners|access-date=14 March 2014|archive-date=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423080701/http://openukraine.org/en/about/partners|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression on 24 February 2022, Open Ukraine Foundation has been providing assistance to the Ukrainian army and people in the regions most affected by the war. More than ₴30 million in aid has already been provided.<ref>[https://m.gordonua.com/news/war/fond-yacenyuka-s-nachala-polnomasshtabnoy-voyny-peredal-pomoshch-na-303-mln-grn-1640087.html Фонд Яценюка с начала полномасштабной войны передал помощь на 303 млн]</ref>

On December 1, 2022, the Open Ukraine Foundation held the annual international Kyiv Security Forum in the Ukraine’s capital. Among the forum’s participants were the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam; the United States Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland; President of the European Council in 2014-19 Donald Tusk, the Ambassadors of G7 countries to Ukraine.<ref>[https://censor.net/ua/video_news/3384173/vse_zadlya_peremogy_na_kyyivskomu_bezpekovomu_forumi_obgovoryat_zmitsnennya_mijnarodnoyi_solidarnosti Все задля перемоги]</ref> 

==Controversies==
===Support by US government===
Arseniy Yatsenyuk was described positively by [[Victoria Nuland]], who wanted Yatsenyuk to become prime minister in the new government.<ref name="Mearsheimer">{{Cite journal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24483306 |title=Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault: The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin|jstor=24483306 |last1=Mearsheimer |first1=John J. |journal=Foreign Affairs |year=2014 |volume=93 |issue=5 |pages=77–89 }}</ref> On 4 February 2014, a recording of a phone call between her and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, [[Geoffrey Pyatt]] on 28 January 2014, was published on [[YouTube]].<ref name="Re Post">{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSxaa-67yGM |title=Марионетки Майдана |trans-title=Puppets in the Public Square (marionetke maidana)|via=[[YouTube]] |work=Re Post |date=February 4, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name=nuland-transcript>{{citation |title=Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call |date=February 7, 2014 |work=BBC News |access-date=October 9, 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957}}</ref><ref name="ReutersFeb6">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-tape-idUSBREA1601G20140207|title=Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU |first1=Doina |last1=Chiacu |first2=Arshad |last2=Mohammed|date=Feb 6, 2014|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tradecraft">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079591 |title=Victoria Nuland: Leaked phone call 'impressive tradecraft'|date=February 7, 2014|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="GuardianFeb7">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/angela-merkel-victoria-nuland-eu-unacceptable |title=Angela Merkel: Victoria Nuland's remarks on EU are unacceptable |author=Ed Pilkington, Luke Harding and agencies|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref> In their phone conversation, Nuland notified Pyatt that after the review of the three opposition candidates for the post of [[Prime Minister of Ukraine]], the [[US State Department]] concluded that Arseniy Yatsenyuk was best qualified for the job.<ref name=nuland-transcript /><ref name="ReutersFeb6" />

===Russian criminal charges===
On 28 April 2017, Russia’s National Bureau of [[Interpol]] requested that Yatsenyuk be put on the [[Interpol notice|international wanted list]] relating to his alleged involvement in attacks on Russian servicemen in 1994-1995, and in 2000 Russia’s North Caucasian republic of [[Chechnya]], that a [[Yessentuki]] city court had previously (on 21 February 2017) issued an in-absentia international warrant for his arrest alleging his violation of three articles of the [[Criminal Code of Russia]]; namely that he participated in an armed group, including intentional murder.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Russian prosecutors confirm bid urging Interpol to put Ukraine's ex-PM on wanted list |url=http://tass.com/politics/943836 |work=[[Russian News Agency TASS|TASS]]|location=Tass.com |date=28 April 2017 |access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Ukraine Charges Russian Arrest Warrant For Yatsenyuk 'Politically Motivated' |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-charges-russian-arrest-warrant-yatsenyuk-politically-motivated/28458493.html |work=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]] |location=Rferl.org |date=29 April 2017 |access-date=30 April 2017 }}</ref>

Yatsenyuk called the charges a "total absurdity", with [[Politics of Ukraine|Ukrainian government's]] Interior Minister [[Arsen Avakov]] admitting (on 29 April 2017) that Interpol sent him a copy of the Russian request (he claimed was "politically motivated") and Ukrainian Justice Minister [[Pavlo Petrenko]] stating that he believes Interpol will dismiss Russia's request.<ref name="auto"/>

On 3 May 2017 Interpol officially dismissed Russian request such as not conforming with Article 3 of Interpol constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unian.info/politics/1905576-interpol-rejects-russias-appeal-to-put-yatsenyuk-on-intl-wanted-list.html|title=Interpol rejects Russia's appeal to put Yatsenyuk on int'l wanted list|website=unian.info|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>

The story of Yatsenyuk's alleged involvement in the Chechnya War has been widely ridiculed in Ukraine and became a subject of [[internet meme]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ukraine.segodnya.ua/ua/ukraine/internet-vzorvalsya-memami-pro-yacenyuka-v-chechne-posle-obvineniy-sk-rf-647941.html|title=Інтернет вибухнув мемами про Яценюка в Чечні після звинувачень СК РФ|date=9 September 2015|access-date=29 April 2023|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://24tv.ua/yatsenyukboyovik_u_chechni_sotsmerezhi_vibuhnuli_memami_n609869|title=Яценюк-бойовик у Чечні: соцмережі вибухнули мемами|date=8 September 2015|access-date=29 April 2023|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nv.ua/ukr/lifestyle/life/mem-jakij-mi-vtratili-jatsenjuk-prem-jer-109284.html|title=Мем який ми втратили: Яценюк - Прем'єр|date=11 April 2016|access-date=29 April 2023|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pogliad.ua/ru/news/ukraine/socmerezhi-vibuhnuli-fotozhabami-na-chechencya-yacenyuka-247554|title=Соцмережі вибухнули фотожабами на чеченця Яценюка|date=9 September 2015|access-date=29 April 2023|language=uk}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[File:Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st 2nd and 3rd Class of Ukraine.png|50px|border|link=Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise|Cavalier of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Fifth Class]] [[Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise|Cavalier of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Fifth Class]] – awarded on 7 February 2008 ''for significant personal contribution to the integration of Ukraine into the [[World Trade Organization]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/108/2008|title=Указ Президента України №&nbsp;108/2008 від 7 лютого 2008 року "Про відзначення державними нагородами України"|access-date=October 30, 2014}}</ref>
* Medal "For the Glory of Chernivtsi" (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citi.cv.ua/vlada-i-politika.php?cid=12105&p=162&av=0|title=Арсеній Яценюк нагороджений медаллю "На славу Чернівців" // Чернівецький інформаційно-розважальний портал CITI.cv.ua, 04 жовтня 2008|access-date=October 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225205057/http://citi.cv.ua/vlada-i-politika.php?cid=12105&p=162&av=0|archive-date=February 25, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Cavalier of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Fourth class. Awarded on June 19, 2017 for significant personal contribution to the implementation of Ukraine's European integration programs, the introduction of a visa-free regime by the EU, strengthening the international authority of the state.<ref>[https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1652017-22058 УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №165/2017]</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Arseniy Yatsenyuk}}
* [http://yatsenyuk.org.ua/ Arseniy Yatsenyuk - Official website] {{in lang|uk}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.nr2.ru/kiev/110348.html|title=Verkhovna Rada deputies' thoughts about Yatsenyuk|publisher=Novyi Region 2|language=uk|access-date=28 March 2007|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214453/http://www.nr2.ru/kiev/110348.html|url-status=dead}}
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* {{C-SPAN|74163}}

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