VIDEO: Ukrainian Military, Separatists Both Hold Drills As Tensions Rise
Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists each held military exercises in the country's east amid reports of renewed fighting. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Threatens To Quit
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has threatened to quit along with his entire cabinet, the latest move in a growing political crisis in the former Soviet state.
"We all came in as one team and we will continue working in the future as one team," the 41-year-old leader told a televised session of parliament on February 5.
"And if it is decided that this team should be changed, then we will all leave together."
Yatsenyuk's comments came two days after the shock resignation of Ukraine's reformist Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius.
Abromavicius said his resignation was borne out of frustration over the “sharp escalation in efforts to block systemic and important reforms.”
His resignation sparked concern among Ukraine's Western allies and prompted Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to hold a meeting with ambassadors from the G7 group of leading industrialized nations in a bid to allay their concerns.
Based on reporting by AFP and Interfax
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