Kyiv cannot deal with conflict in southeastern Ukraine without intl aid - presidential candidate
DNIPROPETROVSK. May 7 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian government is unable to deal with the ongoing conflict in the southeastern part of the country without international support, as Kyiv cannot influence Moscow, says parliamentarian and presidential candidate Serhiy Tihipko.
"If we talk about Luhansk and Donetsk, we can't deal with this on our own. We need international support, so that the U.S., Germany and Russia reach an agreement. Let's say openly: if Moscow wants to fuel this conflict, it's going to last forever," Tihipko said at a meeting with workers from the Dnipropetrovsk Komintern Metallurgical Plant on Wednesday.
Russia is virtually not holding negotiations with any Ukrainian policymakers at the moment, he said.
"Therefore, the international level is left. A conference was held in Geneva, but no decisions were made. The German foreign minister again initiated the convention of an international conference just several days ago. This is the right thing to do, because I'd like to repeat that, I am afraid, we can't do this on our own," he said.
