Ukraine far-right leader demands govt open arsenals for radical groups

7 March 2014 — RT

This is according to an unknown source in Ukraine’s military department, as cited by ITAR-TASS.

The leader of the Ukrainian radical group Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh (AFP Photo/Sergei Supinsky)

The leader of the Ukrainian radical group Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh (AFP Photo/Sergei Supinsky)

The source also quoted Yarosh as saying the “conservative approach” of the security agencies’ chiefs doesn’t allow for order to be restored by precluding anti-Maidan rallies in eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.

In an ultimatum, Yarosh demanded that the government gives to his group the access to a part of weapons and military equipment, as well as several military training centers “for quality training for Right Sector fighters.”

“Yarosh doesn’t rule out more decisive action on Ukraine, if the government doesn’t comply with these demands,” the source indicated to ITAR-TASS.

It has also emerged that Yarosh is planning to run for the presidency, according to the head of his movement in Kiev.

The Right Sector movement, an amalgamation of several far-right groups, was formed in November 2013.

Members of the radical movement were very active in the violence which spurred the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich. After the February 21 agreement between Yanukovich and opposition leaders was signed, the Right Sector declared they did not recognize it and would continue the armed struggle.

Many of its violent acts carried out by the group have been well-documented by media and published on YouTube. The fighters used clubs, petrol bombs and firearms against the Ukrainian police. Even after the coup, some members of the movement continued to use rifles and pistols.

On Wednesday, a proposal was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament suggesting that Right Sector be pronounced a regular armed unit. Coup-appointed Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk dismissed three deputy defense ministers over the refusal to support the proposal.

Also on Wednesday, Russia put Yarosh on an international wanted listand charged him with inciting terrorism after he urged the notorious Doku Umarov, one of the most-wanted terrorists in the world, to attack Russia over the Ukrainian conflict.

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