"Such a conspiracy is deeply disturbing," Horne was quoted as saying by American newspaper Politico correspondent Alex Ward on his Twitter account.
The text notes that the Ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their future.
“We support our democratically elected partners in Ukraine,” the statement concluded.
NSC Spox @emilyhorne46 on UK statement re Russian plan to install pro-Kremlin Ukraine leader: “This kind of plotting is deeply concerning.
The Ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future, & we stand with our democratically-elected partners in Ukraine.”
— Alex Ward (@alexbward) January 22, 2022
Earlier, the British Foreign Office published an unsubstantiated statement that the Russian authorities intend to bring to governance in Ukraine a government loyal to Moscow, which allegedly could be headed by ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Yevgeny Muraev.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the statement of Britain regarding the power in Ukraine disinformation