Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has clarified his statement about the "Soviet invasion of Germany and Ukraine," which he made last week in an interview with German TV channel ARD.
“We remember the Soviet occupation of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, eastern Germany, and the Baltic countries after World War II. The Soviet Union was doing it for a long time,” Yatseniuk said in an interview with Deutsche Welle.
Now Russia has decided to occupy Crimea and eastern Ukraine, the prime minister said.
“This is unacceptable. It is a violation of international law. This is my message,” Yatseniuk said. He also said that Russia had no right to violate international laws and seize the territory of an independent state, “as the Soviet Union did after World War II.”
Asked about the results of his trip to Berlin, the prime minister said that Ukraine felt the support of the German government and German people. According to him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel “makes every effort to maintain peace and stability” in Europe and Ukraine, as well as to de-escalate the situation in Donbas.
As reported, during a visit to Berlin, Yatseniuk said “we all remember the Soviet invasion of Ukraine and Germany.”
In response, Russia requested the official position of Germany on the statement made by the Ukrainian prime minister.
