INTERVIEW<\/b> <\/b>WITH<\/b> <\/b>POROSHENKO<\/b><\/p>\n
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Mainly German media (Deutsche Welle, Tagesschau, Handelsblatt, Stern, Z\u00fcdeutsche Zeitung) published Poroshenko\u2019s interview with German broadcaster ARD. Apart from German media, only Bloomberg (USA) and Prague Post (Czech Republic) published this interview. It worth mentioning that journalist Ulrich Adrian gave ironic and negative comments about the interview in\u00a0Tagesschau\u00a0newspaper.<\/p>\n
Poroshenko: ‘Ukrainians died for the right to be Europeans’ In an interview with German broadcaster ARD, President Poroshenko\u00a0<\/b>said it wouldn’t take any longer than two or three weeks for peace to return at Donbas after Russian troops withdrawal. He said NATO \u00a0remained the system capable of protecting its members<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n
Deutsche Welle:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.dw.de\/poroshenko-ukrainians-died-for-the-right-to-be-europeans\/a-18102786<\/a><\/p>\n In the interview, Ukraine\u2019s President Petro Poroshenko sometimes seemed very helpless, sometimes \u2013 very decisive. Overall, he painted a picture of his people and the gratitude for Western help.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Tagesschau:\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/ausland\/poroschenko-interview-analyse-101.html<\/a><\/p>\n Poroshenko: ‘Ukrainians died for the right to be Europeans’<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b>President Poroshenko has reiterated Ukraine’s desire to join NATO.<\/b>Not\u00a0everyone\u00a0in\u00a0Germany\u00a0supports\u00a0this\u00a0idea<\/b>. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said\u00a0<\/b>he\u00a0is\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0joiningNATO<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Handelsblatt:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/politik\/international\/poroschenko-in-der-ard-gestorben-fuer-das-recht-europaeer-zu-sein\/11055828.html<\/a><\/p>\n NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg\u00a0<\/b>in\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0Poroshenko<\/b>\u2019<\/b>s\u00a0statements\u00a0about\u00a0holding\u00a0a\u00a0referendum\u00a0on\u00a0joiningNATO\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0Alliance\u00a0will\u00a0respect Ukraine\u2019s choice.<\/b><\/p>\n Stern:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.stern.de\/politik\/ausland\/ukraine-nato-respektiert-proroschenkos-beitrittswunsch-2156568.html<\/a><\/p>\n Poroshenko\u00a0said\u00a0NATO\u00a0\u00a0remained the system capable of protecting its members\u2019\u00a0sovereignty. He wants his country to follow the path of Euro-Atlantic integration. Not\u00a0everyone\u00a0in\u00a0Germany\u00a0supports\u00a0this\u00a0idea<\/b>. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said\u00a0<\/b>he\u00a0isagainst\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0joining\u00a0NATO<\/b>.\u00a0NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg\u00a0<\/b>said\u00a0NATO\u00a0will respect Ukraine\u2019s choice.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>S\u00fcdeutsche Zeitung:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\/politik\/krieg-in-der-ukraine-steinmeier-befuerchtet-dauerkrise-mit-russland-1.2246004<\/a><\/p>\n Petro Poroshenko emphasized that country will continue orientation toward EU and NATO<\/b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Prague Post:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.praguepost.com\/eu-news\/42971-poroshenko-ukraine-will-reject-any-pressure-from-outside<\/a><\/p>\n Poroshenko said\u00a0<\/b>Ukraine\u00a0<\/b>will<\/b>\u00a0do everything possible,\u00a0so that the economy, the military and investment in defense correspond to criteria for nations seeking to join NATO<\/b>. However,\u00a0<\/b>German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he didn\u2019t see Ukraine \u201con the way to NATO.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Bloomberg:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-11-30\/poroshenko-pledges-european-path-for-ukraine-as-russia-sends-aid.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n UKRAINE IS IN THE THROES OF A FINANCIAL\u00a0<\/b>COLLAPSE<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ukraine is in the throes of a financial crisis that urgently demands a response from western governments.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Financial Times:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/91620f78-76f5-11e4-944f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3KaNBcYKi<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russian banker, head of the Russian “Vneshekonom Bank<\/b>\u201d<\/b>\u00a0predicts banking collapse in Ukraine.<\/b><\/p>\n Tagesspiegel:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/wirtschaft\/kritik-an-sanktionen-des-westens-russlands-staatsbanker-warnt-vor-banken-kollaps-in-der-ukraine\/11052488.html<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n GOVERNMENT FORMATION<\/b>: TENSIONS BETWEEN\u00a0<\/b>POROSHENKO<\/b>\u00a0AND\u00a0<\/b>YATSENYUK<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Control over ministerial posts is also paramount for Ukraine\u2019s oligarchs, who continue to exert pernicious influence.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Economist:<\/p>\n Five pro-Western parties have signed a coalition agreement. Mr Poroshenko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the prime minister, promise that the government will follow soon. But competition is hampering negotiations. The voters unexpectedly put Mr Yatsenyuk\u2019s People\u2019s Front first in the election. That was a blow to Mr.Poroshenko, and leaves Ukraine with two power centres.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/europe\/21635029-tensions-between-president-and-prime-minister-may-further-derail-ukraine-tragedy-and-farce<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>LAW\u00a0SUITS\u00a0AGAINTS\u00a0UKRAINE<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>MH<\/b>17\u00a0<\/b>CATASTROPHE<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The mother of a German woman killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in July is suing the Ukrainian authorities at the European Court of Human Rights for failing to close their airspace.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Irish Times:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/europe\/mother-of-mh17-crash-victim-suing-ukraine-paper-reports-1.2020669<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEST IS PREPARING FOR A WIDER CONFRONTATION WITH RUSSIA<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Whatever mysterious Putin\u2019s reasons may seem, it is obvious Moscow is preparing for a wider confrontation with the West.<\/b><\/p>\n Straits Times:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/ukraine-crisis<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Vl<\/b>adimir Putin has this year spread chaos along the eastern fringe of Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n The Times:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/tto\/opinion\/article4283395.ece<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Europe is witnessing a war that is producing casualties for the Russian army on a scale not seen since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It is time to recognise it as such.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Financial Times:<\/p>\n http:\/\/blogs.ft.com\/beyond-brics\/2014\/11\/27\/guest-post-in-ukraine-it-is-time-to-call-a-war-a-war\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n REFUGEES FROM THE ATO ZONE<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ukraine dissolves as exiles flee.<\/b><\/p>\n The Globe and Mail:<\/p>\n 1.052.674 Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes as of November 28. Mark Mackinnon gives this number at the beginning of his article for the Canadian\u00a0The Globe and Mail\u00a0edition. Eight decades\u00a0after\u00a0tens of thousands of countrymen had been forcibly deported to during the Stalin era.\u00a0Ukraine is once more seized by a tumult largely made in Moscow, as Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s Kremlin has sought to break the country into pieces in response to a pro-Western revolution in Kiev.\u00a0Once again, significant parts of the population are being scattered to distant lands.<\/p>\n