The MFA opened diplomatic correspondence with Kiev to rebut SBU data
The Ministry of foreign Affairs issued a diplomatic note from the Embassy of Russia in Ukraine, which claims that Moscow had sent requests to the Ministry of foreign Affairs on the meeting of persons arrested in the Ukraine by the Russians. "From the first day of detention in Ukraine are Russian citizens A. Alexandrov And E. Erofeev's Russian employees of the foreign Ministry in Kiev, And in the capital of Russia is taking active steps to meet them Russian Consul. To do this, use all diplomatic tools: the direction of the Ukrainian side official inquiries, contact through diplomatic channels, calling the MFA charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Russia ", - reported in the report on the page of the Foreign Ministry in Facebook. "as long as no avail. The Ukrainian side not only does not provide access To captured, But politicizing this matter, through the media, " stressed the foreign Ministry." Unfortunately, With the filing of the adviser to the head of the SBU M. Lubkivsky a number of media outlets, Including Russia, began to spread data about the lack of official requests of the Russian side on the issue. Needs to go on a diplomatic text of the document is a note from the Embassy of Russia in Ukraine from 19 may, addressed to the Department of consular service the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The document was submitted himself into the hands of the DKC Director of the Ukrainian Ministry of foreign Affairs A. I. Sibiga, " - said the foreign Ministry." Hope that the Ukrainian side will cease to manipulate public opinion And soon will provide consular access To the arrested Russians. The disclosure of diplomatic correspondence is a compulsory measure. However, it will provide an opportunity to understand the reliability occurred in the last period of time publications ", - concluded the Ministry. Foreign Ministry refutes the application of the SBU about the lack of official requests of the Russian side on the issue of access To captured in Ukraine for the citizens of Russia, RIA " Novosti "." Russia hopes that Kiev will cease to manipulate public opinion, in the near future will provide consular access To the arrested Russians ", - told in the Ministry. First on Tuesday, Advisor to the head of SBU Markiyan Lubkivsky said that the Russian employees of the foreign Ministry will be allowed To enter Ukraine to the Russians after all procedural matters. On may 22, a court in Kiev has arrested Alexander Alexander And Evgeny Erofeev. They are charged with terrorism. Remember, may 17, the media reported the detention in the settlement Happiness of the military, who called himself a Russian contract soldiers serving in the special forces. However, later the same day 1st Deputy commander of people's militia LNR Sergey Kozlov said that in reality the Kiev military won captured 2 soldiers of the people's militia of the Luhansk national Republic. The Russian defense Ministry has revealed that the detainees in Ukraine, the militia are former Russian military. In the Russian defense Ministry asked them to stop the torture And release of two former soldiers. Relatives of captured Russian citizens have also confirmed that they had resigned from the army.