Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow will not intervene in Ukraine, stressing that Kiev should not be forced to choose between Russia and the West.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow will not intervene in Ukraine, stressing that Kiev should not be forced to choose between Russia and the West.

"We confirmed our principled position of non-intervention in Ukraine's internal affairs and expect that everyone follows similar logic," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"We are interested in Ukraine being part of the European family, in all senses of the word," he said after talks with Luxembourg counterpart Jean Asselborn.

But he added: "We agree that... it is dangerous and counterproductive to force Ukraine into a choice -- either you are with us or against us."

Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accused Ukraine's new leadership of waging an "armed mutiny" and said there was no one for Moscow to communicate with in Kiev.