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    RUSSIA ENLISTS CHINESE SUPPORT ON UKRAINE POSITION

    (c) RIA Novosti. Ilya Pitalev
    19:34 03/03/2014
    http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140303/188056671/Russia-Enlists-Chinese-Support-on-Ukraine-Position.html

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    MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia says it has enlisted China's
    support for its claim that the overthrow of the government in Ukraine
    last month was orchestrated by "external forces."

    The situation in Ukraine was discussed Monday at consultations in
    Moscow between Chinese deputy Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping and his
    Russian counterpart, Grigory Karasin.

    "The Chinese side expressed understanding of Russia's analysis of
    reasons behind the deep political crisis in Ukraine and the role of
    external forces that acted to support Euromaidan," Russia foreign
    ministry said, referring to the informal name of the uprising that
    culminated with the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych.

    More than 90 people were killed - including dozens of protesters
    and more than a dozen policemen - during months of largely peaceful
    demonstrations that sporadically tipped over into violence.

    Moscow has routinely blamed the United States and the European Union
    of lending the protest movement their support, while some lawmakers
    have claimed Western governments offered funding and training to
    demonstrators.

    The Foreign Ministry said China blames Ukraine's opposition for failing
    to comply with an EU-brokered agreement with Yanukovych on February 21
    to end the months-long political standoff that had gripped the country.

    That deal envisioned elections by the end of the year and reforms to
    the constitution. A Russian representative who oversaw the agreement
    refrained from signing it.

    Opposition forces occupied parliament on February 22, as Yanukovych
    fled the capital for destination unknown, until finally surfacing in
    southern Russia around a week later.

    Yanukovych has described his ouster as a coup and insists he remains
    the country's legitimate head of state.

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