Ukraine Threatens To Expel Russian Ambassador

Ambassador Viktor Chernomyrdin was rebuked for his statements about Ukraine.

Ukraine summoned Russia's ambassador in Kiev on Tuesday and threatened to expel him for "undiplomatic" comments, the foreign ministry said.

Ambassador Viktor Chernomyrdin was rebuked for his statements about Ukraine, whose President Viktor Yushchenko has been at odds with Moscow on a number of issues including Kiev's desire to join NATO.

It did not specify an incident or which comments the ministry deemed "undiplomatic".

Ukraine has banned several Russian politicians from entry due to comments they made about the largely Russian-speaking Crimean region, once Russian but granted to Ukraine when it was still a Soviet State.