President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in an interview with German TV Channel Deutsche Welle expressed belief that the international community would never accept the annexation of Crimea and control over the peninsula would be returned to Ukraine, reports DW.
Poroshenko went on to compare last year’s Russian annexation of Crimea to the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938.
“The situation in Crimea is a complete Anschluss, is an annexation of the sovereign Ukrainian territory, is a brutal violation of international law. At the end of the day, international law and order should be restored,” he said, when talking with a reporter from the Conflict Zone program.
The full Conflict Zone interview will air on November 11.
According to DW, Poroshenko said the only possible guarantee of security for Ukraine is NATO membership. He is convinced that Kyiv will be able to fulfill the requirements for membership in 6-8 years.
Speaking about the settlement of the conflict in Donbas, the Ukrainian president assured that Kyiv fulfills all the requirements of the Minsk accords on time.
