The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has accused the Ukranian opposition of “seizing power” during a telephone call to his US counterpart, John Kerry. He said the opposition had failed to stick to an EU-brokered deal and “the most important thing now is to provide for the complete fulfilment” of the deal, the Russian foreign ministry said.

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