16 Jan 2014 17:20

Ukraine's Interior Ministry denies plans to disperse Maidan

KYIV. Jan 16 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said no additional police units are currently being sent to central Kyiv.

"Some information agencies have reported that the Interior Ministry is sending additional police units to central Kyiv for the possible dispersal of the rally in the center of the capital," the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's public relations department said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

The Interior Ministry also called on the mass media "not to manipulate public opinion and check their information with official sources."