MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed the West on Tuesday for an escalation of tension in Ukraine, saying European politicians had encouraged "radical forces" in the former Soviet republic by failing to condemn their actions.
"The atmosphere has worsened sharply in central Kiev," the Russian Foreign Ministry said after anti-government protesters clashed with police, torched vehicles and threw stones in the worst violence in the Ukrainian capital in three weeks.
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