Political crisis in Ukraine artificially provoked to hold early elections, Yatseniuk says

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk says that the political crisis in Ukraine has been artificially created to raise the issue of the early elections. The PM urges all political forces to continue implementing reforms in the country.

He stated this at a meeting of the Cabinet, Censor.NET reports citing Ukrainski Novyny.

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"We have actually got artificially provoked political crisis. The purpose of this provoked crisis is holding early elections, and, in fact it is nothing but a race for power," the prime minister said.

At the same time, Yatseniuk noted that he heard no constructive proposals from the Verkhovna Rada deputies as he delivered the government report on Feb. 16.