Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia today (April 25, 2014) of wanting to start World War III by occupying Ukraine "militarily and politically," the Reuters website reports.
"The world has not yet forgotten World War II, but Russia already wants to start World War III," Yatseniuk told the interim cabinet. "Attempts at military conflict in Ukraine will lead to a military conflict in Europe."
In some of the strongest language he has yet used in a war of words between the former Soviet neighbors -- as both sides have deployed troops close to their frontier -- Yatseniuk accused Moscow of acting like a "gangster" supporting "terrorists."
"It is clear that Russia's goal is to wreck the election in Ukraine, remove the pro-Western and pro-Ukrainian government and occupy Ukraine politically as well as military," added the premier. Yatseniuk took office in February after pro-European protests prompted the Kremlin-backed president to flee to Russia in order to save his life.
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