Ukraine is ready
to build new and modern relations with Russia,
in which Russia respects the
sovereign right of Ukraine
on its choice of foreign policy vector and this choice is the Association
Agreement with our European partners. This was started by Prime Minister of
Ukraine Arsenii Yatsenuik at
a briefing in Parliament Tuesday, March 4.
Arsenii Yatsenuik informed that now consultations at the level of
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Russia have been started:
"As long as they are rather feeble, but the first steps are made."
"We want to
understand the Russian position about the signed agreements to provide a range
of financial instruments to Ukraine
and loans for Ukraine,"
Arsenii Yatsenuik said.
He said that currently
there is Ukraine's debt to Russia
totaling $ 2 billion, which should be directed to repay debt for gas, which occurred
under former President Viktor Yanukovych: "This
is a debt that has been made by the previous government and last President."
As the Prime Minister recalled,
Russia promised to give Ukraine a loan in the amount of $ 2 billion,
"We’d like to hear a clear answer from the Russian
Federation - whether Russia will fulfill the commitments
that it has assumed a few months ago."
"We hope that Russia will recognize its responsibility for
destabilizing the security situation in Europe and realize that Ukraine is an independent country and that
Russian troops leave the territory of Ukraine and Russia
will carry out urgent request for a temporary stay of the Russian Black Sea
Fleet in Ukraine,"
Arsenii Yatsenuik stressed.
