MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) – Kiev authorities are aggravating the crisis in Ukraine by taking illegitimate actions instead of contributing to its settlement, Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said during a session of parliament Tuesday.
“The new Ukrainian authorities that came to power on the back of a coup continue their illegitimate chain of actions, and therefore only aggravate a deep crisis and civil standoff in Ukraine instead of taking steps towards de-escalation of crisis and avoiding new casualties,” Naryshkin said at the meeting of the State Duma working group on monitoring Ukrainian legislation.
“Take, for instance, a law on presidential elections adopted by Ukrainian parliament,” Naryshkin said, explaining that according to the new legislation elections would be valid even if the majority of Ukraine’s citizens do not vote.
“Of course in such a situation, Russia cannot remain uninvolved, we have to facilitate extensive international dialogue aimed at resolving this crisis within legal boundaries,” the Russian official noted.
He stressed that a number of Western partners prefer not to go into legal details and “take the Ukrainian government’s word for it, supported by the US and EU leaders.”
Pro-federalization rallies have been spreading across southeastern Ukraine since a regime change took place in Kiev in February. Ukraine’s parliament has scheduled early presidential elections for May 25.
Protesters in Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine have called for referendums and the creation of independent people’s republics. The Donetsk region plans to hold such a referendum on May 11. Moscow has repeatedly expressed doubts about the legitimacy of upcoming presidential elections saying they violate international laws and urging Kiev to take into consideration the demands of all citizens of Ukraine.
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