Murayev dismisses UK's Zelenskyy replacement claim

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that the Kremlin is seeking to replace Ukraine's government with a pro-Moscow administration, and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is a potential candidate.

Britain's Foreign Office on Saturday also named several other Ukrainian politicians it said had links with Russian intelligence services, along with Murayev who is the leader of a small party that has no seats in parliament.

The U.K. government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up.  It comes amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia's designs on Ukraine.