MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The shootout in the southwestern Ukrainian town of Mukachevo is a direct consequence of the impunity enjoyed by Ukrainian militants, radical nationalists and neo-Nazis, Russian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said Monday.
It concerns, in particular, Ukraine’s Right Sector far-right movement, he highlighted.
"They [militants, radical nationalists, neo-Nazis], to a large extent, are currently calling the shots in Kiev. And, of course, the Kiev authorities’ efforts to contain them have so far been so ridiculous. It is a direct outcome of Kiev’s reliance on neo-Nazis and extreme radicals," Dolgov stated in an interview with the Russian News Service radio.
Right Sector's leader Dmytro Yarosh urged members of the group to continue the protests until police officers, who had allegedly opened fire on members of the movement were detained and Interior Minister of Ukraine Arsen Avakov was dismissed.
The Right Sector engaged in violent clashes with police under the previous Kiev administration, which resulted in the February 2014 ousting of former President Viktor Yanukovych. The group was declared an extremist organization in Russia in November 2014 and was subsequently banned.
