Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov claims that extremist forces were involved in the seizure of administrative buildings in Kyiv amid the ongoing protests of supporters of Ukraine's European integration.

"There are extremist forces among the protesters, and these extremist forces are seeking to seize government buildings and institutions now. They have seized the [Kyiv] city administration building and are blocking the work of the Ukrainian presidential administration, the government, and our parliament," Azarov said at an OSCE ministerial meeting in Kyiv on Thursday.

The Ukrainian prime minister described the situation as temporary difficulties, which will be overcome. "We are telling those who do this that they are breaking the law, this is not the European way of development, and we are calling for resolving all issues at the negotiating table," Azarov said.