24 Feb 2014 18:47

Moscow surprised by European politicians' support for announced Ukraine presidential election plans - Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed surprise that some of the European politicians have hastened to support the announcement of the plans to hold early presidential elections in Ukraine in May 2014, although the agreement reached by the opposition and the authorities on February 21 says that voting can be held only after the end of the constitutional reform.

"It is surprising that some of the European politicians have hastened to support the announcement of the plans to hold presidential elections in Ukraine in 2014, although the agreement of February 21 says that the elections can only be held after the end of the constitutional reform," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.