Badawi. Conflict in Eastern Ukraine between the two sides has worsened. Both sides have been accused of violating the minsk agreement. And talk of a warmer relationship between moscow and washington says. Trump became president has led to worries in ukraine that its interests are being sidelined. My guest is Ivanna Klympush tsintsadze, ukraines Buys Prominence of the european integration. Is her country now out in the cold . Vice premier stirk Ivanna Klympush tsintsadze, welcome to hardtalk thank you for having me here. Donald trump has said of Vladimir Putin that they would probably get along. He said isa would probably get along. He said is a election is properly bad news to ukraine. Since his election, we have only had supportive messages from the Us Administration and we have had a very clear signal from donald trump himself during his recent meeting with the president of ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, when he confirmed the willingness to continue sanctions with regard to russian aggre
That is something that we have to deal with in our everyday life. What you are asking about. The Ukrainian Government had to make a response to the actions of the Russian Federation when the so called puppet, basically, authorities that are installed on the occupied territories by the Russian Federation on us, they expropriated 26 ukrainian enterprises that are on the territory. Coalmines and steel . Yes, operating within ukrainian law but they expropriated that so after that we couldnt continue working with them. Moreover, the Russian Federation decided to recognise the so called ids produced on the local ground in the territory not controlled by the ukraine. And they introduced the ruble as the only currency. So the Ukrainian Government unfortunately had to react with the measure that we have taken. The blockade. But civilians might be suffering as a result. Again the United Nations Commissioner For Human Rights in a report looking at the situation in the ukraine to may this year has
That is something that we have to deal with in our everyday life. What you are asking about. The Ukrainian Government had to make a response to the actions of the Russian Federation when the so called puppet, basically, authorities that are installed on the occupied territories by the Russian Federation on us, they expropriated 26 ukrainian enterprises that are on the territory. Coalmines and steel . Yes, operating within ukrainian law but they expropriated that so after that we couldnt continue working with them. Moreover, the Russian Federation decided to recognise the so called ids produced on the local ground in the territory not controlled by the ukraine. And they introduced the ruble as the only currency. So the Ukrainian Government unfortunately had to react with the measure that we have taken. The blockade. But civilians might be suffering as a result. Again the United Nations Commissioner For Human Rights in a report looking at the situation in the ukraine to may this year has