Yatseniuk A.: We will afford none to cut pieces of Ukrainian territory from the country

The Government of Ukraine will fulfill the commitments to all Ukraine’s citizens. We will never leave the Crimeans on any reasons. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk announced during a session of the Cabinet of Ministers on March 1.

Arsenii Yatseniuk emphasized that excessive and inadequate presence of Russian military officers on the territory of the Autonomy appeared the direct heat on the Crimean residents: “The reputation of the Crimea as one of the best resorts has been undermined. And if throughout three weeks Russia affords their military officers to walk with armour along the territory of the Autonomy, our answer will be as follows. One part of this plan is to undermine the holiday season in the Crimea aiming to prevent anyone from Russian, Europe or Belarus visiting it”.

He reminded that the Olympiad in Sochi had cost Russia USD 48 billion, but these days the Sochi resort was empty. “Therefrom an attempt is being made to deprive the Crimeans of work, salary and to destroy the resort as it was in Abkhazia, to undermine the economic grounds of development of the Crimea and consequently to redirect all resort flows to Sochi after the Olympiad”.

Arsenii Yatseniuk informed that the previous day the Government in synergy with the National Bank and the State Treasury had been engaged in resuming financial supplies of the Crime. “Through a certain period the communication system was absent. Unknown persons turned off Ukrtelecom communication system. And through reserve channels we could have managed to restore both bank accounts and accounts in the state treasury system,” the head of the Government stressed.

Moreover, the Government has rendered support to the banking sector located in Crimea: “Around UAH 400 million has been sent for refinancing to back the banks of Crimea”.

Arsenii Yatseniuk addressed the Crimeans: “I am asking everyone to calm down, not to yield to provocations. Ukraine will do all the best so that we could be a single country, in order to protect the rights of all national minorities. All the arguments that allegedly the Crimea would be captured appeared one more attempt to provoke a conflict”.

The Prime Minister informed that the day before he had had negotiations with representatives of Crimean Tatars and expressed gratitude to the Crimean Tatars “for the patience they manage to preserve”.

The Government doesn’t make any step to provoke confrontations, Arsenii Yatseniuk emphasized. “We warn everyone both in Ukraine and in Crimea to avoid any violent confrontation. Exceptionally peaceful way”.

“Several weeks ago we experienced awful dramatic events, when hundreds of people died, those killed by the regime. The new Ukrainian Government will take care of life of every person, will ensure territorial integrity of the country, its sovereignty and will afford none to cut pieces of Ukrainian territory from the country,” Arsenii Yatseniuk emphasized.

He addressed the Council of Churches: “We are asking support of the clergy. Irrespective of who attends which church we are a single country. And Ukrainian Government will spare no effort to ensure respect of confession rights of every citizen of the country”.

Apart from that Arsenii Yatseniuk commissioned the profile ministry to elaborate immediately a new redaction of the law of Ukraine On Languages which would provide guarantees to all national minorities to use their own language: “In order not to afford anyone to speculate on these issues, sow split and discord within our country”.

“We experience very hard time. And we will be able to overcome it when we are united and wise,” added Arsenii Yatseniuk.