Speaking at a conference in Kiev attended by European and Ukrainian lawmakers and business leaders, Mr Yatseniuk also praised a new wave of economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union and the United States.
He said that they posed a major threat to the Russian economy.
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- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has accused Russia of wanting to "eliminate" his country and restore the Soviet Union.
Ukraine and Western countries accuse Russia of intervening on the side of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. Russia denies this.
A fragile ceasefire has been in place since 5 September.
"His goal is to take the entire Ukraine," Mr Yatsenyuk said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He said Nato was the "only vehicle" to protect Ukraine, although he added he understood Ukraine could not join the alliance in the short term............................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29188776
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- Putin trying to destroy Ukraine, says its PM....
(Reuters) - Ukraine's prime minister said on Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and said only NATO could defend the ex-Soviet republic from external aggression.
Kiev and its Western backers accuse Moscow of sending troops and tanks into eastern Ukraine in support of pro-Russian separatists battling Ukrainian forces in a conflict that has killed more than 3,000 people. Russia denies the accusations.
A fragile ceasefire negotiated by envoys from Ukraine, Russia, the separatists and Europe's OSCE security watchdog, has been in place in eastern Ukraine for more than a week and is broadly holding despite sporadic violations.
"We are still in a stage of war and the key aggressor is the Russian Federation ... Putin wants another frozen conflict (in eastern Ukraine)," Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told a conference attended by European and Ukrainian lawmakers and business leaders.
Yatseniuk said Putin would not be content only with Crimea - annexed by Moscow in March - and with Ukraine's mainly Russian-speaking eastern region.
"His goal is to take all of Ukraine ... Russia is a threat to the global order and to the security of the whole of Europe," said Yatseniuk, who is known for his hawkish rhetoric.
Asked about future NATO membership, a red line for Russia, Yatseniuk said he realized the alliance was not ready now to admit Kiev, but added: "NATO in these particular circumstances is the only vehicle to protect Ukraine.".......................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/13/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-yatseniuk-idUSKBN0H804G20140913?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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Poutine veut "Eliminer l'Ukraine", accuse le Premier ministre...
ReplyDeleteLe but de Vladimir Poutine est d'"éliminer l'Ukraine" en tant qu'Etat indépendant, a accusé samedi le Premier ministre ukrainien, Arseni Iatseniouk, en appelant les Etats-Unis et l'Union européenne à se porter garants du plan de paix en Ukraine.
"Le but final de Vladimir Poutine est non seulement les régions (séparatistes de l'Est) de Donetsk et de Lougansk, il veut prendre l'Ukraine entière", et "l'éliminer en tant qu'Etat indépendant", a déclaré M. Iatseniouk lors d'une conférence internationale annuelle consacrée à la stratégique proeuropéenne de l'Ukraine.
"Il ne peut pas accepter l'idée que l'Ukraine fasse partie de la famille européenne, il veut restaurer l'Union soviétique", a-t-il ajouté alors que Kiev va ratifier mardi l'accord historique d'association avec l'UE, concrétisant son éloignement du giron russe.
La prochaine étape serait la création d'un "couloir"
Selon lui, la prochaine étape serait la création d'un "couloir" reliant la frontière russe à la péninsule ukrainienne de la Crimée annexée par la Russie en mars et en passant par plusieurs régions du sud de l'Ukraine..................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_poutine-veut-eliminer-l-ukraine-accuse-le-premier-ministre?id=8354255