US embassy in Kiev surrounded in protest over interference
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By Staff Writers, teleSUR
teleSUR
Thursday, Apr 23, 2015
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| United States embassy building in Kiev. | Photo: Reuters
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A crowd of demonstrators gathered at the U.S. embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, protesting against Washington's interference in the country's internal affairs, local press reported Thursday.
At least 500 people attended the rally chanting slogans against controversial measures including the appointment of foreigners including a former U.S. state department official to senior position in Ukraine's new government, which protestors say is as a result of following instructions from the White House.
Demonstrators say U.S. interference has led to more violence, and also condemned the fact that hundreds of U.S. paratroopers have started training national guard units in Ukraine.
Ukraine became gripped by unrest when the former President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union in November 2013. Since then the eastern European nation has been the scene of deadly clashes between its army and rebel forces in the east.
The U.S. Congress has pressured President Barack Obama to supply Ukraine with the lethal arms that Kiev has requested, but Obama has said he is reluctant to make the move, saying it would encourage the Ukrainian government to attempt to defeat the rebels militarily.
So far, Washington has provided US$75 million worth of military aid to Ukraine.
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