The scream of "soul!"

A group of famous Russians of Ukrainian origin called on the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to tough actions against activists of Euromaidan. In an open letter, they demand to immediately arrest the "instigators of all this lawlessness."

The authors of the letter believe that the opposition is eager for power, forgetting about the well -being of the people. "We see portraits of Bandera, fascist swastika on the streets and squares of Ukraine, we hear anti -Russian calls," the document says.

“We believe that you are enough to make political wisdom to make independent Ukraine a strong and prosperous state that will develop and strengthen friendship and cooperation with Russia,” the authors of the letter addressed Yanukovych.

Among the signing the letter, singer Joseph Kobzon, artists Elina Bystitskaya and Vasily Lanova, astronaut Alexander Volkov, rector of the Church of St. Nicholas on Bersenevka Igumen Kirill.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a government meeting said that Russia will strive to fulfill all agreements with Ukraine, however, for full cooperation, power should be legitimate, be in tone and provide protection of its citizens. He noted that he would like to see the Ukrainian power effective , "so that the legs would not wipe about this power as a rag."

"Therefore, we adhere to all agreements and at the same time we proceed from the fact that the authorities must concentrate in order to protect people, protect law enforcement agencies that are on guard of state interests and protect the same people. Only in this case it is possible to develop full economic cooperation," Medvedev said, asking the rest of the government to "adhere to this position."

On Wednesday, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the responsibility for bloodshed in Ukraine "completely and completely" lies with "extremist elements." He added that the actions of "extremists" "can be interpreted and interpreted exclusively as an attempt by a coup."

On Tuesday, the situation in Ukraine has sharply aggravated. In Kyiv, fierce clashes began between opposition supporters and law enforcement officers. As a result of riots, according to official figures, 80 people were killed, including 13 police officers.