Ukraine has a ‘difficult mission’ against Russian aggression: Poroshenko

President Petro Poroshenko talked about a project called “European Ukraine” and said lots of “good” people sacrificed their lives for a better Ukraine.

The Ukraine president had a meeting with foreign ambassadors and talked about his country’s achievements in 2015. “Too much passion, desire and blood is put in the project called “European Ukraine,” Poroshenko said. "We should make sure that our pursuit of peace and justice does not surrender to force or intimidation, and is not compromised for economic pragmatism."

According to the Ukraine president, his country has been significantly reformed. He particularly talked about police, launching the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and stabilising macro-financial situation.

Poroshenko wants to be faithful to the implementation of the Minsk agreements as he thanks global pressure to stop Russia from further bloodshed. "While Russia’s one hand signed the peace documents in Minsk, the other one flooded in blood Ukrainian town of Debaltseve,” Poroshenko said. “Pressure must be maintained till Moscow ultimately buries the hatchet and starts respecting the sovereignty of its neighbours."

According to Russian news agency Sputnik News, Ukraine has publicly refused to stick to the second Minsk peace agreement. It earlier quoted Russian political analyst Alexei Chesnakov as saying that Kiev wanted to sabotage the implementation of the Minsk peace agreements.

Poroshenko, meanwhile, believes 2016 is going to be decisive for his country which is on a “difficult mission” as it is facing aggression from a permanent UNSC member like Russia. He asked further support from the foreign ambassadors to stop “halt ongoing violence.”

The Ukraine president hoped that EU member states would support visa free regime with Ukraine in 2016 as hoped for EU’s solidarity with his country and its people. The vote in the Netherlands about the agreement with Ukraine will decide the future of the European Union, he said.