Arseniy Yatsenyuk: We we will communicate with the terrorists only when they are imprisoned

The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk while delivering a speech at the 8th Kyiv Security Forum organized by the Open Ukraine Foundation, commented the statement of Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affaires of The Russian Federation, that Russia has direct contacts with the leadership of the DPR-LPR.

“My government will never interact with terrorists. We want to negotiate with the legitimately elected representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk. It is our common goal, our common task. We want to hold free and transparent elections there,” – said Yatsenyuk.

“We are ready to communicate with the terrorists only when they are imprisoned. We have enough prison wards for them,” – underscored the Head of the government of Ukraine.

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The annual international event ‘Kyiv Security Forum’, established by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation in 2007 is a platform to discuss the most pressing issues concerning the security in Europe and the Black Sea region. The Forum is aimed at promoting security cooperation between the European Union and the Black Sea Region, raising awareness of the development of security among key players and strengthening the role of independent and non-governmental actors in solving security problems in Europe.