21 Apr 2014 13:16

Lavrov: Russia to stop attempts to unleash civil war in Ukraine

MOSCOW. April 21 (Interfax) - Russia will not allow a bloody conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"There has been a surge in appeals to Russia for saving them from this outrage. We are being put into an extremely complex position," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow on Monday.

"Those who are deliberately pursuing a civil war, possibly, in an attempt to start a big, serious bloody conflict, are pursuing a criminal policy. And we will not only condemn this policy but will also stop it," the minister said.