Russia slammed a planned meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Ukrainian opposition leaders as “circus”.
Russia slammed a planned meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Ukrainian opposition leaders as “circus”.
"It's also necessary to involve Verka Serdyuchka in the talks," Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin tweeted on Friday, referri
ng to a popular Ukrainian drag queen character.
“Her/his authoritative opinion should be heard by the White House and taken into account,” he said sarcastically.
Moscow's sharp criticism came after a senior State Department official confirmed that Kerry will have an opportunity to have his first meeting with the major figures of the opposition on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich, Germany on Saturday.
“There's the question of whether they can move on to form a government of national unity. So they're coming to Munich in the middle of this negotiating process on what the political compact might look like going forward,” the US official said on Thursday, AFP reported.
Among those slated to hold talks with the top US diplomat are Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, and Fatherland Party leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
