Medvedev raised the possibility of such a demarche after President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine earlier this week of trying to carry out terrorist attacks in Crimea.
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Ukrainian Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko, meanwhile, expressed concern about some 40,000 Russian troops he said were amassed near the border, saying “these numbers might reflect some very bad intentions”.
The results of the interrogation would be presented to the Security Council and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said the ambassador.
“We are extremely concerned”, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge said Friday, emphasizing that Russian Federation should do more to prevent further escalation. Tensions are rising to levels not seen in a year.
Ukraine said it will ask the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting if tensions continue to rise over Russia’s accusations.
Ukrainian president Poroshenko denied any involvement in an attack on Crimea and responded to the charges by placing his military on high alert and massing on Ukraine’s border with Crimea.
Russian military personnel move towards a Ukrainian military base on March 19, 2014 in Perevalne, Ukraine.
The EU has consistently backed efforts to end the conflict between pro-Moscow rebels and government forces in eastern Ukraine which has left more than 9,600 people dead since early 2014. FSB says its officer was gunned down on late August 6 near Armiansk in northern Crimea after Russian servicemen attempted to arrest the Ukrainians.
Earlier this month, Ukraine rejected Russia’s proposed candidate for its next ambassador to Kiev after Moscow’s man in Kiev stood down in July, a move that Russian Federation interpreted as an attempt to downgrade diplomatic relations.
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Medvedev’s announcement comes after Ukraine put its troops on combat alert Thursday along the country’s de-facto borders with Crimea, amid an escalating war of words with Russian Federation over Crimea. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission.
