in Kiev disrupted the presentation of the book ex-prime minister of Russia Mikhail Kasyanov and journalist Yevgeny Kiselyov “Without Putin”.

According to” Ukrainian Truth “, the presentation was to be held in the hotel” Premier Palace “, which belongs to the vice-speaker of Russia”s State Duma, Alexander Babakov, on Thursday evening.

M. Kasyanov noted that the previously agreed to rent premises in a hotel for a presentation, but just prior to the event by unknown people nonempty invited into the building. “The hotel took 20 some obscure, with headphones, uncut, clean-shaven, with characteristic faces and strike fear in the others and no one was allowed into the hotel” – he said.

According to the ex-prime minister of Russia, in a rented hall for the presentation of the light was turned off. “I got used to this in Russia. This was particularly in the run-up to the last so-called presidential elections, when my physical pressure in all the cities”, – said M. Kasyanov.

“After all, if a hand of Moscow, the hand of the regime, somehow, through the Ukrainian business community, which apparently has interests in Russia, has some very strong leverage “- he said. “This is a blow to the reputation of the hotel … incredible thing to a European country such things happened” – added the ex-premier of Russia.

” I”m just surprised. I assumed that there might be some disgruntled people in Kiev, my attitude and evaluation of Russia”s power, but I was confident that an independent state, where such things can not happen “, – said M. Kasyanov.

In turn, E. Kiselev said that “it is not in the hotel owner, but in those political forces in Moscow that have enough leverage with Russian businessmen. ” “Apparently, the fear of Russia”s power was outweighed by the fear of a political scandal in Kiev”, – he said. “I never imagined that the Kremlin”s hands so long,” – said the journalist.