KIEV, March 18 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the findings of Kiev Institute of Forensic Examinations indicate that the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Crimea contain clear signs of the violation of international law.

"At the government's request, the Justice Ministry turned to Kiev Institute of Forensic Examinations. I have been informed that yesterday the Forensic Examinations Institute made conclusions regarding the statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu concerning the annexation of Crimea. According to the institute's findings, such statements contain clear signs of violation of international law – in particular the issue of direct orders regarding the annexation of Crimea and carrying out the military intervention against Ukraine," the prime minister said while opening a meeting of the cabinet in Kiev on Wednesday.