U.S. directs actions of Kyiv authorities - Lavrov
MOSCOW. April 23 (Interfax) - The U.S. authorities have a direct impact on the actions of the current Kyiv authorities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"Yes, they have announced the suspension of what they call a counterterrorism operation but now, when [U.S. Vice President] Joe Biden visited Kyiv, it was announced immediately that this operation has been transferred to the active phase again. So it is clear that they have chosen the moment of the U.S. vice president's visit to announce the resumption of this operation because this operation was started right after the visit of [CIA Director] Joe Brennan to Kyiv," Lavrov said in an interview with the RT TV channel.
"So I have no grounds not to think that Americans direct this show in the most hands-on manner," the minister said.
Kyiv has not implemented the agreements reached in Geneva during the four party talks between Russia, the European Union, U.S. and Ukraine, Lavrov said. "They have done nothing of what was agreed upon in Geneva and what the Kyiv authorities should have started to implement," he said.
According to the agreements, Ukraine has submitted a bill on amnesty, Lavrov said. "But as far as we understand, this bill will not concern political prisoners," the minister said.
