General view of pro-European integration protesters gathering for a mass rally at Independence Square in Kiev December 15, 2013. REUTERS/Marco Djurica
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday rebuked the West for what it called foreign interference in its internal affairs after an outcry over legislation rushed through parliament to curb anti-government unrest in the ex-Soviet republic.
The U.S. State Department and senior European Union politicians voiced deep concern with the measures, which still need President Viktor Yanukovich's signature and foresee prison terms of up to 15 years for "mass violation" of public order.
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