Russian PM calls G7 attitude to Ukraine army actions "cynical"
MOSCOW. June 5 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed the G7 countries' statement about the "measured approach" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the country's southeastern regions as "infinitely cynical".
"The Ukrainian authorities are refusing to see any humanitarian problems. They are even speaking about the absence of refugees. It is a lie," Medvedev said at a Russian government session on Thursday.
"The so-called G7 even dares to talk about the "measured approach" of the Ukrainian army against its own people. Cynicism knows no limit in this case," he said.
The G7 leaders adopted a communique at a summit in Brussels on Wednesday evening, reaffirming their support for the Ukrainian government.
"We call upon the illegal armed groups to disarm. We encourage the Ukrainian authorities to maintain a measured approach in pursuing operations to restore law and order," the G7 leaders said in the communique.
"In the face of unacceptable interference in Ukraine's sovereign affairs by the Russian Federation, we stand by the Ukrainian government and people," they said.
