People's deputies of the state Duma from the Communist party Valery Rashkin and Sergei Obukhov asked the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to propose to the head of the Russian Federation to suspend Mikhail Zurabov from the work of Ambassador in Ukraine.

Such a Deputy's request, the text of which is available to the Last news , will be sent to the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

elected officials emphasize that Zurabov was appointed Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in 2009, but his work over the years has not contributed to the prevention of increasing anti-Russian sentiment in the neighbouring country and the prevention of the Maidan.

"We ask You to consider developing proposals to the President of Russia, concerning personnel changes relatively extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov," according to the request of the deputies in the name Lavrov.

According to Raskin and Obukhov, experts subject the activities Zurabov not only serious criticism, but is often estimated as the failure of the policy of Russia in Ukraine.

"Certain analogies can be to spend produced by Mr Zurabov, at that time headed the Ministry of health and social development of the Russian Federation, the monetization of benefits, which caused spontaneous performances of Russian citizens," write elected officials.

in their vision, lack of active work Zurabov has led to the disappearance of any principled and consistent advocate of the interests of Russia and Russians in Ukraine ", and in the same time with the US Ambassador in Ukraine policy of this state was considered.

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