The daughter of a former Russian prime minister on July 20 defended her decision to assume a top post in a key Ukrainian region, describing Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea as amoral and denouncing "Soviet-style banditry".
Reuters: Daughter of ex-Russian prime minister, defying Kremlin, eyes top post in key Ukraine region
(FILE PHOTO) From R to L: Vladimir Ryzhkov, Maria Gaidar, Sergei Mironov, Boris Nemtsov, and Alexander Byalko, Leaders of the Union of Right Forces (SPS in Russian) party, parade through Moscow during \"Flag Day\" on Aug. 22, 2007.
