EU, Russia wrangle over Ukraine's new government

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Ukraine's new opposition-dominated leadership has won recognition from the EU but Russian leaders continue to challenge its legitimacy. Freed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will seek medical treatment in Germany.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday told Western nations that they were mistaken in recognizing new leaders in Kyiv. From Brussels, the European Commission described Oleksandr Turchinov as Ukraine's "interim president."

Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly said a draft EU association with Ukraine "remains on the table" but could not be signed until after Ukrainian elections scheduled for May 25. Aid would be linked to economic reforms, he added.

Medvedev raised the rhetoric, saying Moscow would not communicate with a government comprising people who "carry Kalashnikovs."

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