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Lavrov: Western hypocrisy over Ukraine blown out of proportion

The minister of foreign affairs also pointed to the fact that there was no response from the West yet to Kiev's intention to use army against protesters in South-Eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW, April 14. /ITAR-TASS/. Western hypocrisy over Ukraine is blown out of proportion, Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said in a statement on Monday.

Sergei Lavrov recalled that Moscow was striving for a plausible reaction from the West to the developments in Ukraine for quite a while, but there were only appeals to Russia to refrain from interfering into Ukraine’s domestic affairs in response.

The minister stressed that those who encourage Kiev's actions in applying force against protesters must be held responsible. "The decision to apply military force is an extremely dangerous development. Those, who encourage such actions in Kiev should be held responsible to the full extent," Sergei Lavrov said.

The minister of foreign affairs also pointed to the fact that  there was no response from the West yet to Kiev's intention to use army against protesters in South-Eastern Ukraine.

 

Russia interested in an integral, united, friendly Ukraine

Sergei Lavrov noted that there were no GRU or FSB in Ukraine. “We do not interfere in Ukraine’s domestic affairs. There are no Russian agents, neither GRU, nor FSB,” the minister said. He assured that Russia was for an integral and united Ukraine. “Russia is interested in an integral, united, friendly Ukraine, where all citizens live in peace, exercise their rights, have the possibility to normally interact with their neighbors,” Lavrov said.