波羅申科稱烏克蘭2020年申請加入歐盟
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko says his country will apply for membership to the European Union in 2020 as part of a broader plan for social and economic reforms.
Mr. Poroshenko says those reforms will prepare Ukraine to apply for EU membership.
Ukraine's desire for European intergration, and Russia's opposition to it, sparked last year's protests which resulted in the ousting of former leader Viktor Yanukovych and Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday has appealed to the international community to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Kyiv regains "control of its entire territory," including Crimea.
In comments to the U.N. General Assembly , Mr. Yatsenyuk delivered a direct message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr. Yatsenyuk said that Russia has violated international laws by invading parts of Ukrainian territory, arming pro-Russian insurgents and annexing the Crimean peninsula.
Earlier Wednesday, the Ukrainian prime minister expressed skepticism about the cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels, calling it extremely fragile and shaky. He said Ukraine could easily deter separatists and restore peace in the country. But he said its armed forces cannot fight against the well-trained and well-equipped Russian military.
Although Moscow denies it, there has been ample evidence of Russian military support for insurgents in eastern Ukraine, and the presence of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil. NATO says some Russian troops remain.烏克蘭總統波羅申科說，烏克蘭將申請於2020年加入歐盟，這是烏克蘭社會與經濟全面改革計劃的一部分。
波羅申科說，這些改革將爲烏克蘭申請加入歐盟創造條件。
烏克蘭的入盟願望以及俄羅斯的反對去年在烏克蘭引發抗議活動，導致時任總統亞努科維奇下臺以及俄羅斯吞併克里米亞半島。
烏克蘭總理亞採紐剋星期三呼籲國際社會繼續制裁俄羅斯，直至基輔重新控制包括克里米亞在內的全部烏克蘭領土。
亞採紐克在聯合國大會發言時直接向俄羅斯總統傳遞了一個信息。
他說，俄羅斯侵犯烏克蘭部分領土，武裝親俄反叛分子，吞併克里米亞半島，這些行爲違反了國際法。
星期三早些時候，亞採紐克對與親俄反叛武裝實現停火表示懷疑，稱停火非常脆弱。他說，烏克蘭能夠很容易地制止分離主義，恢復國家和平。但是他表示，烏克蘭武裝部隊不能與訓練有素和裝備精良的俄羅斯軍隊對抗。
儘管莫斯科否認，但有充分證據表明，俄羅斯軍隊支持了烏克蘭東部的反叛武裝，烏克蘭境內現在仍有俄羅斯部隊。北約說，一些俄羅斯軍隊還留在烏克蘭。
