Why we are asking for increased defense capabilities of Ukraine? It's not for the offensive operation. This is for the defensive operation, to get peace you have to defend your country and you have to deter Russia, not allowing Russian troops to move further and further.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

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We had just two options: bad, and worse. So we decided at this particular period of time to get the bad option. Probably this option will save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, and I hope this option will save lives of Ukrainian civilians, of innocent people, who are under a constant shelling of Russian-led terrorists, it's better to have this new deal rather than not to have (it). But we do not trust any words or any papers. We are to trust only actions and deeds.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk