MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday that a Western-backed peace deal in Ukraine is being used to make a power grab and interim authorities were employing "terrorist methods" to suppress dissenters in Russian-speaking regions.
Moscow criticised Western support for a snap presidential election in May following Viktor Yanukovich's ousting and said constitutional reforms rushed through parliament should instead be widely debated and put to a national referendum.
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