The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is trying to scare away people who want to participate in opposition protests by claiming there may be bloodshed, Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has said. "This is provocation! The authorities want to frighten people into thinking that there will be bloodshed, that something terrible will happen. They’re doing this because they’re afraid," Yulia Tymoshenko said today, commenting on the statement by Interior Minister Anatoliy Mohylyov about possible unrest during actions organized by the opposition. Read the story here.
Tymoshenko: Officials are trying to intimidate the public
Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko on Jan. 17 criticized authorities for scaring people away from celebrating Unity Day on Jan. 22 on Sophia Square in Kyiv.
