Former Ukrainian President Petro PoroshenkoBERLIN, Feb 5 Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that appreciates the role of the United States and Great Britain, but the support of the European Union is most important for Ukraine. «First of all, I highly appreciate the role of the United States. It was the American intelligence services that provided us with the first data on the dangerous movements of Russian troops on the border in October. I am also grateful to Great Britain and my friend Boris Johnson, who was a guest here in Kiev. But the most important thing for us is the support of the European Union,» Poroshenko told the German N-tv channel. «/>Germany responded to Ukraine's «verbal attack» over arms suppliesAccording to him, Germany plays a key role in terms of EU membership prospects for Ukraine and Georgia. Germany and ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel were «something like a guardian angel» for Ukraine, Poroshenko said, noting that an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union was signed with Merkel's support in 2014. Speaking of Berlin's unwillingness to supply weapons, Poroshenko said that Ukraine has never talked about «offensive lethal weapons», we are talking about the defense of the country. The ex-president also said that the conflict in the country is in a hot phase, and stressed the importance of diplomatic channels, including the Normandy format. >Schroeder called Ukraine's claims to Germany the transition of all bordersKiev and Western states have recently been constantly declaring the alleged strengthening of » aggressive actions» from Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous.
