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Moscow - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has refused to comment on the statement of Ukrainian Security Service Head Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, who did not rule out the involvement of Russian special services in events on Kyiv's Maidan in February 2014.

“We do not comment on groundless accusations. Let these statements be on
Nalyvaichenko’s conscience,” FSB public relations center representative told
Interfax on Thursday.

Nalyvaichenko has said he did not rule out that employees of Russia’s FSB
were involved in planning and implementing events in the so-called
counter-terrorism operation in Kyiv during mass protest rallies in February
2014.