U.S. funds to illegitimate Ukraine regime is outside U.S. legal system - Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW. March 11 (Interfax) - The United States should think about the consequences of "financially pumping" radical elements in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Apparently, the U.S. administration will continue turning a blind eye to the dominance of ultra-national forces in Kyiv, which are hunting those thinking differently throughout the country, enhance pressure on the Russian-speaking population and our fellow citizens, and threaten violence to Crimean residents for their aspiration of self-determination. But those, who make decisions in the U.S., should think about the consequences of such reckless indulgence of radical elements of nationalistic shade in Ukraine and financial aid to them," the Russian Foreign Ministry said amid statements of Viktor Yanukovych on the intention of the U.S. to provide Kyiv with financial assistance.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it did note the words of Yanukovych that the plans of the U.S. administration to allocate $1 billion to the current authorities in Kyiv contradict existing U.S. laws.
"Indeed, in accordance with the amendments made several years ago to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961," it is banned to provide financial aide to the government of any country, whose president elected legitimately has been overthrown as a result of a military coup or unlawful decision, the statement said. This standard is stipulated in the section 22 paragraph 8422 of the U.S. law code, "thus under all criteria allocating funds to the illegitimate regime, which seized the power with force, is illegal and is outside the framework of the U.S. legal system," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Of course, we realize that taking Washington's stance into account, it is unlikely to acknowledge the evident," the statement said.