Petro Poroshenko
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the country suffered serious losses due to triple nationalist blockade of Donbass, and the losses are recovered from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), as well as parties “Batkivschyna” and “Samopomich”. The head of state said at the meeting of the Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC), the TV channel “112 Ukraine”.
“The fact that our blockade is costing Ukraine dearly, obviously. Which will show the calculation. And the account we will put not only self-proclaimed Republican, but “Self-help”, “Fatherland” and the other instigators and promoters of the blockade,” — said Poroshenko.
He added that the organizers of the blockade was trying to provoke the authorities to use force, “waiting for blood”. “A month and a half they have not brought, and distanced the prospect of returning to these areas. Not strengthened, but weakened the influence of Ukraine on the other side of the line of contact. Contributed to the restoration of territorial integrity, but rather further complicated this task,” the President said.
A day earlier, unknown people headed by the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Parasiuk made a conflict with the police in Donetsk region. March 13 at the railway station Krivoi Torets was arrested several Ukrainian activists blockade of Donbass. This led to protests in several regions of Ukraine. Later, the radicals have been released.
Trade blockade of Donbass is a radical from the end of January with the support of several politicians. Was stopped the supply of coal from the region, the participants also attempted to interrupt railway communication between Ukraine and Russia. Due to the termination of fuel supplies to Kiev had to introduce a state of emergency in the energy sector.