Washington, Jan 23
The US "strongly" condemned the increasing violence in the Ukrainian capital city that has left at least two protesters dead, the State Department said Wednesday.
Tensions in Ukraine were a "direct consequence" of the Ukrainian government's failure to engage in real dialogue and the US urged all sides to immediately defuse the violence, Xinhua quoted spokeswoman Marie Harf saying in a statement.
The aggressive actions of members of extreme- right group Pravy Sektor were not acceptable, she said, adding that the actions were inflaming conditions on the streets and undermining the efforts of peaceful protestors.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has denied any involvement of riot police in the deaths, saying that demonstrators should be held responsible for the casualties.
By:IANS