The head of Ukraine Petro Proshenko in own first interview as President of Ukraine said that he wanted to punish the Russian Federation for the tragedy, which happened to his country, but he sees no other option but to go to dialogue with Moscow.
" maybe some Ukrainians want to watch as his neighbor Sweden or Canada, but our neighbor - Russia, " He said, adding that the need for dialogue with this neighbor is the guarantor of security for his country and is explained only by the geographical position of Ukraine.
According to Poroshenko, the best way to convince centuries Putin that Ukraine can exist within the present borders is to build a powerful army and prosperous economy.
" To be honest, I am not very interested in what he thinks citizen Putin about my country, " said Poroshenko. He added that he is ready for any help from the West." We are talking about support in any form, from intelligence to military technologies, from blocking our air space to the naval blockade ", - He explained.
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