MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the United States is deeply involved in the current standoff between the coup-appointed government in Kiev and the activists in East Ukraine, RT reported on Wednesday.
In an interview, the Russian foreign minister said that his country will retaliate if it is attacked and the interests of the Russian people are threatened.
Lavrov also denied claims that Russia is fueling unrest in the country. He said that the US is running the show in the Ukrainian crisis.
“There is no reason not to believe that the Americans are running the show,” said Lavrov, referencing US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Kiev and its coincidence with the renewed counter-terror operation on activists in East Ukraine.
“It’s quite telling they chose the moment of the Vice President of the US’ visit to announce the resumption of this operation because the launching of this operation happened immediately after John Brennon’s [head of the CIA] visit to Kiev,” said Lavrov.
