President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko declares that there will be no federation or special status for individual regions in Ukraine.

“We all need to understand that Ukraine is a unitary state with one state language, as written in the Constitution, and no federation and no special status. United, independent, united Ukraine,” said the president during the celebration of the Day of Unity of Ukraine and the centenary of the Declaration of the Act of UNR and ZUNR on Tuesday in Kiev.

Petro Poroshenko stressed that Ukraine firmly embarked on the path of strengthening its freedom and independence, on the path of integration into the European Union and NATO.

“To force us to renounce to this choice, Moscow annexed the Crimea and tried to crush us into parts to be easily swallowed. The threat of loss of unity and independence arose before us. But at the cost of great sacrifices and efforts of the Ukrainian people, this threat was withdrawn. In a tough confrontation with terrorists, Russian mercenaries and parts of the Russian army, we stopped the enemy. And our slogan was “United Country”,” the president said.

He noted that in recent years Ukraine has strengthened and demonstrated self-reliance, but it never forgets its citizens who live in the territories occupied by the Russian Federation.

“On the Day of Unification, we sincerely appeal to our countrymen who live within the borders of Ukraine, but in the temporarily occupied territories of the Crimea, parts of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. We never forget you. Every day we work to bring closer your day of liberation from hostile yoke”, – said Petro Poroshenko.

Comment from translator: This declaration goes counter the Minsk agreements, which political parts define a special status for Donbass. By declaring this, Poroshenko proves that he does not want to implement the agreements he has signed on the behalf of Ukraine. Moreover, inhabitants of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republic and Crimea, would like that Kiev forget them. Because the way Ukraine is “not forgetting” its citizens, it is by cutting them electricity, water, bank services, by imposing them a complete blockade and shelling them everyday. So thank you, but please: “Forget us!!!”.

Source: Interfax

Translation by Donbass Insider

Tags: Donbass, Ukraine