RF Foreign Ministry presents White Book on human rights abuses in Ukraine

MOSCOW, May 5 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Foreign Ministry’s ‘White Book’ on “large-scale” human rights violations in Ukraine has been presented to President Vladimir Putin. The White Book prepared by the ministry integrates numerous facts of human rights abuses in Ukraine between the end of November 2013 and the end of March 2014, the ministry’s press service says. “It is based on information by Russian, Ukrainian and western media outlets, statements by representatives of the present Kiev authorities and their supporters, eyewitness accounts as well as on-the-spot observations and interviews gathered by Russian non-commercial organisations,” the Kremlin’s official website reported. “Factual information appearing in the report makes it possible to affirm that grossest violations of the basic principles and norms in the sphere of human rights have become large-scale in Ukraine,” it said. The main task of the White Book is to familiarize the public with real facts and reports on developments in Ukraine and thus to help shape non-politicized unbiased assessment, reveal and bring to account those responsible for unlawful activity, the Foreign Ministry’s press service said. Learn more on itar-tass.com