Russia urges Paris to prevent authorities in Kiev from using force against protesters

Moscow, April 14./ITAR-TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called on Paris to prevent Kiev authorities from using law enforcement officers or the armed forces against protesters in Ukrainian cities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said after a phone conversation between the Russian and French foreign ministers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday called on Paris to prevent Kiev authorities from using law enforcement officers or the armed forces against protesters in Ukrainian cities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

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“The Russian side emphasized the necessity to promptly put an end to the Kiev-pursued policy of provocation aggravation of the already critically tense situation in Ukraine’s southern and eastern regions,” the ministry said after a phone conversation between Lavrov and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius.

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