The U.S. and several European countries continue to accuse the Russian Federation in the background to the events in Ukraine, however, not a single material, which are made similar statements, Moscow is not provided, said Deputy Director of the Department of information and press of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova in an interview to television channel.

" Absolutely unsubstantiated remain all the statements, assessments and charges (and for the last time this is exactly accusations)that make the U.S. state Department and other European foreign Ministry. During the six months of negotiations between Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry (until April meeting took place periodically, there were long) Americans did not pass a single material, as a result of which They were accused, " said Zakharov.

At the same time, her expressions, statements About the background of the Russian Federation, Western countries are doing on the basis of messages in social networks." in all of our questions They answered: look in social networks. We base our conclusions on the materials of social networks ", - noticed Zakharov.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They were the response of local citizens to violent change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language. The center of the Pro-Russian opposition-minded people with power in Kiev became the Donbass. About how developed the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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