"Now is not the time for dismay or discouragement. We must be steadfast and resolute in our faith of the bright future," Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk underlined on the Ten Minutes program, on Sunday, February 7.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that the political crisis, which erupted in Ukraine, presents an opportunity to "review and overhaul the relationship between the branches of the Ukrainian government": Any crisis presents an opportunity. And the recent events only testify to the timeliness of such a crisis for Ukrainian politics and the national leadership. It is now up to us to make the most of this opportunity, to review and overhaul the relationship between the branches of the Ukrainian government."

He stressed that this Government "took office as a unified team": "A diverse body comprised of politicians, functionaries and technocrats. It did so as a consolidated executive unit which, for the past twelve months, has been making difficult and often unpopular, yet vitally important, decisions for the country."

"I will be the first one to admit that mistakes were made along the way. Often we were catching up with the whirlwind of events and the ever-increasing need to expedite reforms. Similarly, however, I would ask you to acknowledge that for the past twelve months this Government has introduced and implemented more reforms in our country than all previous governments put together over the preceding two decades," pointed out Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The Government, according to him, "have always known that some of these reforms would be quite unpopular. However, this was the only recipe for Ukraine to be in a position to achieve any significant economic, societal and political successes in the foreseeable future; this was the only way for Ukraine to become a part of the European Union and the greater family of European nations."

"We simply cannot undermine their trust. We must prove that values and ideals of Maidan continue to win every day," said Arseniy Yatsenyuk.