(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Moscow considers US Secretary of State John Kerry's threats against Russia due to the latest events in Ukraine unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Monday.
"By ignoring any attempts to study difficult processes in the Ukrainian society and to assess the situation, which continues to deteriorate after radicals seized power in Kiev by force the US Secretary of State uses 'the Cold War' cliches and proposes to punish the Russian Federation and not who committed a coup d'etat," the ministry said was quoted by Novosti as sayin
Russia's position was and remained consistent and open. "If Ukraine is only a territory of geopolitical games for certain Western politicians, this is the brotherly country for us," the ministry sai
"Russia wants Ukraine to be stable and strong where legal rights and interests are grante
When the life and security of Crimean residents and south-eastern regions are posed a threat due to irresponsible and provocative actions by ultranationalist elements Russia's measures are adequate and absolutely legitimat
We call for settling the situation based on the February 21 agreement, including the formation of a legitimate government of national unity with the involvement of all political forces and regions of the country," the ministry said. In an interview with CBS, ABC and NBC on March 2, Kerry said Russia's actions on Ukraine would have very serious consequences for the countr
The West can finally discuss a possibility to impose sanctions against Russia such as visa ban and assets freeze, and different trade restriction
Kerry said Russia had no chances to hold the G8 summit in case of Russia's military intervention. This will be one of the measures that the West is ready to take, the US Secretary of State sai
However, he stressed that US President Barack Obama and the US Administration sought to settle disagreements with Russia by peaceful means and did not want to return to the Cold Wa
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