Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Kyiv. Archival photoMOSCOW, March 16 — RIA Novosti.At the talks with the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia in Kyiv, the strengthening of sanctions against the Russian Federation, humanitarian support for Ukraine and its entry into the EU were discussed, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said. Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that he, Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs, head of the ruling party of Poland «Law and Justice» Yaroslav Kaczynski, prime ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovenia Piotr Fiala and Janez Jansha arrived in Kyiv. On Tuesday evening, Vladimir Zelensky met with them, the corresponding video was published on his Telegram channel. Shmyhal also took part in the meeting. The issues of armaments and evacuation were discussed, in particular.
"During today's meeting, my colleagues and I discussed a number of issues, in particular, these were the issues of continuing and strengthening the sanctions policy, these were the issues of humanitarian assistance to our country and our people… We also discussed today the issues of supporting Ukraine in the future&# 34;,» Shmyhal said at a briefing.
According to him, Ukraine will seek the arrest of funds and property of Russia abroad. «We will work to ensure that Russia's funds and property abroad are seized. We believe that partner countries will also join this large-scale plan,» Shmyhal said. Among other issues discussed at the talks was the prospect of membership Ukraine in the EU. «We spoke deeply about the roadmap for Ukraine's movement through procedures, through candidacy to actual participation and membership in the European Union,» he said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. really need denazification