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Monday, December 2, 2013

Ukraine Protests bear hallmarks of a coup - PM Azarov



The pro-European demonstrations sweeping the country have all the hallmarks of a state coup, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told Western ambassadors during a meeting on Monday.
"This has all the signs of a coup," Azarov said. "That is very serious. We are patient, but we want our partners not to feel that everything is permitted."
Continue after the break.


Earlier Azarov said that the situation with mass riots in Kiev is out of control.
"Things have changed. On the one hand, we don’t remove the blame from the law enforcement agencies, but on the other hand, politicians who are joining the action now dramatically radicalize the situation. The mass character of the action became uncontrollable or rather controlled by certain political forces," he is cited as saying by RIA-Novosti news agency.

Azarov said that some political forces have "the illusion" that they can topple the government, adding that the opposition is developing a plan, which involves taking the Ukrainian parliament building by force.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian authorities have ordered the police not to use force against the peaceful protesters and is expecting the opposition to abstain from provocations, the prime minister stressed.

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