Explainer-Who is Yevhen Murayev, named by Britain as Kremlin's pick to lead Ukraine?


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev attends a session of the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 26, 2018. Picture taken November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Vladislav Musienko

KYIV (Reuters) - Britain has accused the Kremlin of wanting to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for a military offensive.

Britain's foreign ministry said Russia was considering the Ukrainian politician Yevhen Murayev to lead a new government, in comments that Russia has denied. Murayev also poured cold water on the claim in comments to the Observer newspaper.

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