May 11 referendums should be treated as signals of deep Ukraine statehood crisis - Moscow
13 May 2014, 13:23 -- Moscow believes that the May 11 referendums held in Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions should be taken as confirmation of the depth of the crisis in Ukraine. 'The referendums recently held in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine should be perceived as a clear signal to Kiev indicating a deep crisis of mutual understanding, [a crisis] of Ukraine's own statehood in the broad sense of the word,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement following a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and head of the European Union Delegation to Russia, Vygaudas Usackas.
Grigory Karasin described the EU's continuing sanctions policy against Russia as an outdated, overused approach that fails to help resolve serious political problems, but only serves to deepen disagreements further and hampers the joint search for a way out of the really critical situation in Ukraine,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The issues of Ukraine's state system should be discussed prior to the presidential election to be held in the country on May 25, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
'Moscow expects that, in accordance with the Geneva agreements of April 17 and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) roadmap given by [Swiss President, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office] Didier Burkhalter, that our EU and US partners will use their influence on the current Kiev authorities so that issues of the state system and respect of regions' rights are discussed in the short term, prior to the election scheduled for May 25,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, Interfax reports.
Ukraine's crisis can't be resolved when Ukrainian gov't refuses to hold dialogue with regions-Russian FM
The crisis in Ukraine can't be resolved, while the Ukrainian government refuses to hold a dialogue with citizens of the southeastern regions of the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. Grigory Karasin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia, met with Head of European Union's delegation in Russia Vygaudas Ušackas on May 13.
Radicals, army, heavy weapons used in Ukraine to disrupt referendums - FM Lavrov
Radicals, army and heavy weapons were used in Ukraine to disrupt referendums, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
'The turnout was high despite attempts to disrupt the vote, including attempts to do so using ultra-radical militants, the army and heavy weapons against civilians. There were casualties,' Sergei Lavrov said, commenting on Sunday's referendums in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions after talks with his Ugandan counterpart Sam Kutesa.
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