Poroshenko Pledges To Step Up Anti-Terrorism Operation, Bring Success Within 'Hours,' Not Months

Kyiv Post ^ | May 26, 2014

[Fennie]

With most votes counted, presumptive President-elect Petro Porshenko gave his first post-election press conference on May 26 - with Kyiv Mayor-elect Vitali Klitschko at his side - and talked about the need to intensify Ukraine's anti-terrorist operation against seperatists in the east while talking peace with Russia at the same time.

The billionaire oligarch who has taken all political sides since Ukraine's independence outlined two priorities: restoring peace after months of Kremlin-backed war and restoring economic growth after months of recession.

Despite expressing a willingness to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin and seek a peaceful resolution to the Kremlin-instigated war, Poroshenko vowed to more aggressively pursue the nation's anti-terrorist operation to root out terrorists in the Donbas eastern oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk.

"I am not going to hold any dialogues with the criminals. You don't talk to terrorists," he said. "The anti-terrorist operation will not and cannot last for months, it will last just for hours."

He pledged to immediately improve the army's supplies and equipment. "From now and on our soldiers will be much better equipped and much better supplied, all of them will have life insurance and high salaries," Poroshenko said.

[1rudeboy]

What I find interesting is that they keep talking about that blonde chick who lost. She lost.

[GeronL]

Arrest the big dogs and the packs of wolves might go home

[GeronL]

The Russian special forces ( rebels ) are shooting down helicopters

[tcrlaf]

Google translated from Interfax. Came out about two hours ago:

Moscow sent an urgent request to the OSCE on the situation in Donetsk

Russian Foreign Minister requires that the Kiev authorities ceased hostilities in Donetsk, expects OSCE detailed information on the situation.

As noted in the Foreign Ministry said in connection with the receipt of information on armed clashes on the outskirts of Donetsk and existing victims, Moscow urgently appealed to the leadership of the OSCE requested to provide detailed information about the situation there.

“We expect the representatives of the OSCE objective and comprehensive data on this subject, and from Kiev authorities - cease military operations against its own population” - the document says.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that the actions of the Ukrainian security officials in Donetsk impede interaction with the Italian side on the removal of bodies Italian photographer and his Russian translator, killed near Slavonic in the shelling by the military.

[GeronL]

If it’s really an internal matter then Russia should butt out but it’s not an internal matter in reality