The Ukrainian authorities are calling on the Interpol Executive Council to immediately expel Russia from the organization, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky has said.

"Russia should be expelled from the Interpol organization for violating its basic principles and massively misusing tools and services to cover up its crimes and persecute political enemies, including in Ukraine," he wrote on Facebook.

The Minister said that the authorities call on the Interpol Executive Board to take such a decision immediately.