Russia rebukes German minister for visit to Kiev protest camp

The StarFriday 6th December, 2013

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday called participation by foreign officials in the political events unfolding in Ukraine “interference”, rebuking the German foreign minister for a visit to an opposition protest camp.In a televised interview, Medvedev said it was fine for foreign officials to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders “but to participate in such events has, excuse me, a very simple name: interference in internal affairs.”On Wednesday, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle walked with opposition leaders through an encampment on Kiev’s Independence Sq…

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