Russia is a terrorist state, NATO should give us membership: Ukraine PM

Kiev: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Wednesday branded Russia a “terrorist state” that is solely to blame for the conflict in the east of his country and he reaffirmed Kiev’s desire to join the NATO alliance. [caption id=“attachment_1695577” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Ukraine PM Arseny Yatseniuk called Russia a terrorist state. Reuters[/caption] Using tough rhetoric on the eve of a NATO summit in Wales, Yatseniuk said: “Russia is a terrorist state, it is an aggressor state and will bear responsibility under international law.” “Concerning NATO, I consider the most correct decision would be one to accept Ukraine as a member of NATO,” he added, repeating a call he made last week. Yatseniuk also told a televised cabinet session that Ukraine had adopted a “wall” project aimed at building a “real state border” between Ukraine and Russia. He did not elaborate. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the long border between the two countries has been largely porous - a fact that Kiev says has helped fighters and weapons to pass freely from Russia onto its territory. Reuters