Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he would send an ambassador to Kiev after a five-month freeze, news agencies reported, following the election defeat of Ukraine's pro-Western president.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he would send an
ambassador to
Kiev
after
a five-month freeze, news agencies reported, following the election defeat of
Ukraine
's
pro-Western president.
"I think you should begin your duties as ambassador to
Ukraine
and
try to do the most to strengthen the friendly character of our countries'
relations," Medvedev told ambassador appointee Mikhail Zurabov, quoted by
Russian news agencies.
Medvedev appointed Zurabov ambassador to
Ukraine
last
year but announced in August that he wouldn't be sending him to
Kiev
to
protest the "anti-Russian" policies of Ukrainian President Viktor
Yushchenko.
Yushchenko's re-election bid failed miserably in Sunday's presidential polls as
voters gave him a humiliating fifth-place finish.
Two candidates viewed as friendly to
Moscow
,
pro-Russia politician Viktor Yanukovich and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko,
took the largest share of votes on Sunday and are now set to compete in a Feb.
7 run-off.
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