Poroshenko makes fatal mistake by ending ceasefire in Ukraine's southeast - PM Medvedev
"Having ended truce, President Poroshenko has made a
fatal mistake. It will bring new casualties. And he is personally
responsible for them now," Medvedev posted on his Facebook account on
Wednesday.
"Huge flow of refugees. Dozen thousands.
People are fleeing from war. The US propaganda claims they are going
'for vacation to grandmothers.' Cynicism has no limit," the Russian
prime minister said.
"It will be difficult to develop
relations with Ukraine amid such circumstances, and impossible on
certain issues," Medvedev said.
Prime Minister Medvedev
said that Russia would take protective measures concerning its market
after Ukraine signed an association agreement with the European Union.
"On
June 27 Ukraine signed an Association Agreement with the European
Union. This is Ukraine's right. Russia's right is to switch to new
conditions for working with it. To protect its market. The decision on
protection measures will be made after consultations. The Russian
government is analyzing the current situation and devising our steps
under the CIS free trade zone agreement and the WTO (World Trade
Organization) rules," he said.
Medvedev predicted "a full-blown gas crisis" by autumn as a result of Ukraine's denial to pay for Russian gas.
"Ukraine
doesn't pay for gas. The debt is huge. They take gas from underground
depots. There'll be a full-blown gas crisis by autumn," he wrote,
Interfax reports.
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