Frequent in Ukraine attacks on MPs do not fit into the European tradition of peaceful election campaigns, the authorities are obliged to prevent public acts discharge of fear and violence, said the EU Ambassador to Ukraine Jan Tombinski.

Tuesday radicals attacked in Odessa, Verkhovna Rada Deputy from the Party of regions Nestor Shufrych, who eventually got a concussion, police opened a case under the criminal code in accordance with paragraph " hooliganism ".

" I've noticed an increase in the number of acts of physical violence against members of Parliament and persons performing public functions in the moment must occur constructive campaign. This is not in line with European traditions peaceful election campaigns. Such actions serve the interests of those who do not want peace in Ukraine. Public authorities are obliged to work together to prevent acts publicly stirring up fear and violence, " citing the Ambassador, the press service of the EU delegation to Ukraine on his page in Facebook.

for the last time in Ukraine there are more cases of attacks " on the Right sector of the " people's deputies and bureaucrats, who are extremists, for example, put in trash cans. Before they put in the trash Deputy Viktor Pilipes, when he arrived to the CEC for filing.

The head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov expressed concern that Europe and the United States have the opportunity to turn away from the current Ukrainian authorities because of frequent attacks of the radicals on the deputies.


Kyiv authorities since April of conduct in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of residents of Donbas. According to the UN on 21 September, the victims of the conflict were more than 3, 2 thousands of civilians, more than 8 thousand were injured body. About the development of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine read

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