28 Feb 2014 11:38

Kyiv certain to adopt pro-Western policies - Pushkov

MOSCOW. Feb 28 (Interfax) - The pro-Western orientation of the new authorities in Kyiv will not change based on Russia's actions, head of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Alexei Pushkov said.

"No matter how Russia behaves, Kyiv's orientation will be definitely pro-Western. The only question is whether or not we are ready to also pay for this course," Pushkov wrote on Twitter.