Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Sept. 13 accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of wanting to conquer Ukraine and "restore the Soviet Union." The comments came as Ukraine’s military announced it had successfully repelled an overnight attack by pro-Russian separatists on a government-held airport in Donetsk — despite an eight-day-old cease-fire.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Al Jazeera America: Yatsenyuk accuses Russia of wanting to ‘restore the Soviet Union’
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after laying a wreath in the capital Ulan Bator on September 3, 2014 at the statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov.
