The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is preparing an official statement in response to the words of Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk about the fact That Ukraine introduces visa for Russian citizens in the country passports at the initiative of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..

"As for the statement on the introduction on 1 March travel on passports of Russian Citizens, if I heard correctly, the Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said, It's the initiative of President Putin, and That Kiev had heard It. We are preparing an official statement of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. It is not true, That said Yatsenyuk, " said the head of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.

"We really go with most of the CIS countries on mutual travel on foreign passports, while maintaining a visa-free regime. Regarding Ukraine given the fall that inside the country broke out, We have plans to make an exception, and our Ukrainian colleagues informed about It, " said Lavrov, explaining the message of Ukraine about the fact That since March 1, Russian citizens will not be able to be and to enter the Ukrainian internal passport.

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