Ukrainian Prime Arseny
Yatsenyuk raised many eyebrows in the West with his "expressive"
speech in Berlin. According to him, Putin's goal is to lead a war against the
West, so Ukraine asks the West to help him protect Europe and the European
Union. Merkel praised Ukraine's current economic reforms and promised to fund
them. Now German Chancellor Merkel knows who is to blame for the failure of the
Minsk-2 talks.
Ukrainian Prime
Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, speaking at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on
Wednesday, made it clear that Ukraine was struggling with Russia in the
interests of the West. "We are fighting for border security and stability
in the West. Putin's real goal is to eliminate Ukraine as an independent state
and prevent our rapprochement with Europe. Putin's ultimate goal is to wage a war against the West,"
Yatsenyuk said.
"Ukraine is
fighting against the terrorists, whom Moscow commands, thus protecting Europe
and the European Union." "They try to split unity among EU member
states, and they try to
split unity between the US and the EU, they try to destabilize the world,"
Yatsenyuk also said during his speech in Germany.
According to the
Ukrainian Prime Minister, there are "about 30,000 Russia-led terrorists
and Russian regular troops in the east of Ukraine, as well as hundreds of new
Russian tanks." Speaking of the truce in the Donbass, Yatsenyuk said:
"We would like to see it, but we must be realistic and pragmatic. If this
is a ceasefire agreement, then I want to know what the fire looks like,"
said Yatsenyuk. When asked why the OSCE records more violations from the side
of Ukrainian armed forces, Yatsenyuk said: "Our conscience is clear."
"The purpose of
Yatsenyuk's visit to Germany is clear. He
wants to win support and, if possible, more money, - political
analyst Vladimir Bruter of the International Institute of Humanitarian and
Political Studies told Pravda.Ru. - What is more, Yatsenyuk has proved to be
somewhat excessive today, so he is trying to find, as they say, a new
"roof" for himself, because it is unlikely, given his low rating,
that Washington will put stakes on him in the future. Yatsenyuk is trying to
find a new support group for himself, given that Germany and the United States
differ in their approach and stance on the Ukrainian crisis. Yatsenyuk is
trying to take advantage of these contradictions," the expert said.
From the very
beginning, Yatsenyuk was a champion of a military solution to the conflict. He
continues to insist that this remains the only solution to the problem.
However, Germany disagrees, Vladimir Bruter said.
Ukrainian political
scientist and publicist Yuri Gorodnenko believes that Germany does not have its
special position as far as the Ukrainian conflict is concerned.
"One of the
goals of Yatsenyuk's mission is to prepare Germany for the resumption of the
conflict in eastern Ukraine, - Yuri Gorodnenko told Pravda.Ru. - Yatsenyuk is
preparing Germans morally. He is explaining to them how events will develop according to
the plan prepared by the Americans, and when the war is going
to resume. He is telling the Germans - prepare your political position, your
explanations as to why the Minsk agreements were disrupted, and whom we are
going to blame for it," the expert told Pravda.Ru.
Officially, Angela
Merkel made it clear that there was no Marshall Plan in store for Ukraine.
Merkel sweetened the pill by praising the Ukrainian reforms. She also promised
Ukraine 500 million euros, of which 300 million will be used for the
modernization of infrastructure, economy and health care. The German Chancellor
again called for the implementation of the Minsk-2 agreements.
According to German
publications, Merkel had
unpleasant questions to Yatsenyuk in their tete-a-tete meeting.
The questions were about the investigation of Maidan riots that claimed
hundreds of lives. Noteworthy, the working group of the Council of Europe found
the Ukrainian investigation incomplete and indicated that the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of Ukraine prevented the effective investigation.
There are two groups
in the political elite of Germany, Yuri Gordnenko said. "The first group,
indeed, defends the national interests of Germany, or at least tries to
position Germany as an independent political player. It goes about such
ex-chancellors as Gerhard Schroeder, Helmut Schmidt and representatives of
Russian-German business circles. However, those people can not show influence
on Germany's position, because Germany remains under very strict control of the
United States," the expert told Pravda.Ru.
The second part of
the German elite remains completely under the control of the United States and
works for the political will of the United States. Frau Merkel is a member of
this group, Yuri Gorodnenko believes. "One should not overestimate the
purpose of the visit. Germany is a dependent country and we are talking about
technical problems here," said the expert.
"Merkel is
perhaps not very happy about the fact that she supported Euromaidan and became
completely subordinated to the policy of the United States. There is no way to
go anywhere else for her now. Following a call from Washington, she has to
welcome Yatsenyuk or Poroshenko or someone else," said Yuri Gorodnenko.
Lyuba Lulko
Pravda.Ru
Source: English
Pravda 03-04-2015
