MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - It is difficult to say at present what Ukraine will face as an aftermath of the events in Independence Square, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin said.
"I have nothing to say. When Zhou Enlai (the first prime minister of the People's Republic of China) was asked about the significance of the 18th century great French revolution, he said it was premature to judge. All the more so, it is too soon to make judgments on such a recent event in Ukraine," Lukin told Interfax on Monday.
"The situation is evolving every day," said the ombudsman, who flew to Kyiv late last week at the behest of Russian leaders to take part in the talks between the Ukrainian authorities, opposition and European Union representatives.
So far I am not planning another flight to Kyiv for consultations, Lukin said.
Asked whether his Ukrainian mission was accomplished, Lukin said: "I don't know yet. I was asked to fly to Kyiv by the president. It was a specific job and I did it. What happens next, I do not know," said Lukin, whose tenure as the federal ombudsman is about to expire.