FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev attends a session of the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Vladislav Musienko
KYIV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in Kyiv, and told Reuters in an interview that he was considering legal action.
Britain's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Moscow was considering Murayev as a potential candidate to lead Ukraine if Russia launched an invasion, and said Russian intelligence officers were in contact with several other former Ukrainian politicians about planning an attack.
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