MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. Kiev’s use of force only drags out the Ukrainian crisis and will not bring positive results, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said in an interview with Russia-24 television channel on Saturday.

“Western countries have been provoking Ukraine for use of force, but, I believe, the use of force will not bring positive results,” the foreign minister said. “It will on the contrary drag out the crisis for a long time.”

“Use of force should be stopped, and it is necessary to recognise the Ukrainians have the right for their own decisions on their fate and future,” he said.