Russia calls for preventing deterioration of situation in Ukraine

Russia urges those who are involved in the crisis in Ukraine to show maximum restraint and prevent the deterioration of the situation, the Foreign Ministry reported on Monday.

“We must note that certain Western partners are guided by unilateral geopolitical goals. There are no principled assessments on extremists’ actions, including the neo-Nazi and anti-Semitist manifestations. Moreover, Western partners encourage such actions,” the ministry said.

“Thus, we believe that the agreement of February 21 is used as a cover to promote coercive scenarios in Ukraine through mentioning ‘facts on the ground’ without any wish to search for consensus to reach national accord,” the ministry said.
“The attempts, which are made to involve international structures, including the UN Secretariat in order to justify this policy, arouse great concern,” it said.