MOSCOW, June 23. /TASS/. The Europeans have revealed its true face in the situation with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in his interview for Belarusian National State TV and Radio Company.
He noted that, by accusing Russia of alleged annexation of Crimea, Western states "cancel the entire background, which had been accumulating not only since February 2014, but for the decade before that, when Ukraine was pulled towards breaking its ties with Russia."
"They [Ukraine - TASS] had to decide who they wanted to be with - with Europe or with Russia. This was said directly by ministers, officials, members of governments before every election in Ukraine. They lied when the guaranteed an agreement with Viktor Yanukovich, which was voided by the opposition; the Minsk agreements that Germany and France were bragging about," the Minister continued.
Lavrov noted that Moscow repeatedly pointed out to Paris and Berlin that Kiev failed to implement the Minsk Package of Measures and publicly rejected to do so.
"They stepped into the shadows, urged us to ‘be understanding’ of the Ukrainian state. This is the nature of our European partners. We know it well. It has been turned inside out," the top diplomat concluded.