MOSCOW, Feb. 15 - The repeated revision of gas contracts between Ukraine and Russia over the past five years has been detrimental to Kiev, said Viktor Yanukovych, who has been named the winner of the recent presidential election in Ukraine.

"Why have these relations been revised several times over the past five years? Has this done us more good or more harm? The answer is obvious: this has certainly done us more harm than good. Therefore, I would wish that we return to the format of relations we had five years ago and take fair approaches to gas relations with both Russia and the European Union," Yanukovych said in an interview broadcast on the Russian news TV channel Rossiya-24.