Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov listens during a news conference in Riga February 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Thursday accused protesters of trying to stage a coup d'etat and said it would be unrealistic to hold an early presidential election, Russian news agencies reported.
"A genuine attempt at a coup d'etat is being carried out," Interfax quoted Azarov as saying on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, referring to weeks of protests over the government's decision to scrap plans to sign a landmark trade pact with the European Union.
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