Oleksandr Turchynov: Ukraine will never put up with the seizure of its territory

Press Service
21 March 2014, 15:26

Ukraine will never put up with the seizure of its territory. Acting President of Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov claimed this during the meeting with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday.

“We are ready to negotiations with Russia in any format, however, the main stand of these negotiations should lie in the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian territory,” he claimed. “Ukraine will never put up with the seizure of its territory and will do everything possible for its liberation.”

At the same time, Oleksandr Turchynov noted that Russia, on its side, “keeps trying to influence Ukraine’s foreign and domestic policy.”

Thereat, Oleksandr Turchynov stressed that “despite aggression and pressure on the part of the Russian Federation, Ukraine has signed the Association Agreement with the EU today.”

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