EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton has said that the attempts to arrest Automaidan leader Dmytro Bulatov from his hospital bed were unacceptable.

She said this during her meeting with representatives of Ukrainian opposition in Munich on Friday on the margins of Munich Security Conference.

"We had an in-depth discussion about the situation in Ukraine. I am deeply alarmed by the violence and cases of intimidation and torture. I am particularly appalled by the cruel treatment and torture of Dmytro Bulatov and reports that there are attempts to arrest him from his hospital bed. This is completely unacceptable and must stop immediately," the high representative said in a statement published on the Web site of the European External Actions Service.

Ashton expressed concern over the situation in Ukraine and promised to come to Kyiv next week.

"The situation in Ukraine is deeply worrying and I will be returning to Kyiv next week, on behalf of the European Union," she said.