US asked to help(?) stop Ukraine offensive

Last week, acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ordered a military offensive against the protesters, who seized government buildings in several towns and cities in eastern Ukraine.

He has claimed that Russian especial forces are fueling the unrest in eastern Ukraine.  Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Yatsenyuk claims as “nonsense”.

In statement issued on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Washington must force Kiev to pull back forces to their permanent bases.

The Foreign Ministry also said phone conversations planned for Wednesday and Thursday between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his American counterpart John Kerry had not taken place.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday accused the US of being behind the Ukraine turmoil and said Moscow would respond if its interests came under attack.

RT television quoted him as saying: “There is no reason not to believe that the Americans are running the show.”