MOSCOW. Feb 3 (Interfax) - Moscow is worried by the Ukrainian opposition's desire to escalate the domestic situation even further and says its calls for the setting up of voluntary vigilante units to patrol the streets and organize protests outside regional administrations, actions that run counter to the opposition claims of being committed to democracy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Russia is very concerned by the desire of Ukrainian opposition forces to escalate the domestic situation even more," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Monday.
"One of the opposition leaders publicly urged Ukrainians to even set up some voluntary vigilante teams, to patrol streets and stage protests outside regional administrations. All this directly runs counter to the opposition's claims of being committed to democracy and European values," the ministry said.
"It is bewildering that these sorts of provocative steps are made immediately after the meeting between opposition leaders and Western representatives that took place in Munich," the statement said.
"We hope the Ukrainian opposition will abandon its threats and ultimatums and step up its dialogue with the authorities so as to lead the country out of its deep constitutional crisis," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.