Russian statement on Soviet monuments surprising - Ukraine 16:34 | 15/ 05/ 2007 KIEV, May 15 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry is surprised at Russia's reaction to the situation around Soviet memorials in the western Ukrainian city of Lvov, a ministry spokesman said Tuesday. "Such close attention of the Russian side to protection of monuments and memorial signs in Ukraine is surprising, taking into account that in the Russian Federation... there are plans to remove two memorials in order to use the site for construction and a parking lot," Andrey Deshchitsa said. The Lvov city legislature decided May 10...