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Lavrov: Attacks on Russiaâ€™s diplomatic missions in Ukraine outrageous

10 March 2016 12:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. The attacks on Russia’s Embassy and Consulates General in Ukraine are outrageous, the international community must respond to this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russia’s REN TV channel, TASS reported.

"We regularly monitor the situation; get in touch with the ambassador and his staff. They hold on, the way people who feel their Motherland is behind them, their home country, which will stand up for them," the minister said.

"The actions of the thugs who attacked the embassy and the consulates general, burst into the territory and ripped off flags, these actions are outrageous," Lavrov said. "And we see no reaction whatsoever from the international community."

"When Iranian citizens broke into the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia, a serious uproar began. We joined the process, which was aimed at unconditional protection of diplomatic missions, as required by conventions signed by all countries," Russia’s top diplomat said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss later today with US State Secretary John Kerry the situation in Ukraine in connection with attacks at Russian diplomatic missions.

"Of course, the main thing is suppression of such actions by curators of Ukrainian authorities," Lavrov told REN-TV channel in an interview broadcast on Thursday. "This plays a decisive role for current authorities in Kiev. We will discuss this topic again US State Secretary John Kerry today. Of course, we sent similar signals to European capitals as well," he added.