Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko urges fellow politicians in Ukraine and leaders around the world to stay united and not compromise when dealing with Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
"Putin only understands power and will go as far as the world allows," the 56-year-old politician told Current Time, a Russian-language media project run by Radio Free Europe in collaboration with VOA. .

He pointed out that there can be no precedent in Europe where a country can forcibly change the borders that were established after World War II. The former president's comments come at a time when the war in Ukraine is approaching its third month, and now major battles are being fought in the eastern Donbas region, writes Radio Free Europe.

Poroshenko says there remains a significant difference between Kyiv and Moscow in any agreed-upon cessation of hostilities, and that the West should continue to take strong action against the Kremlin, which he says is the only language Putin understands. - Putin wants to remove Ukraine as a country from the world map. Therefore, it is impossible to talk about anything other than a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops and a solution to the humanitarian situation. The territorial integrity and sovereignty of a country can not be compromised, he said.

The Ukrainian politician added that Western leaders should not be swayed by Putin's threats in his speeches and statements about the prospect of using nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine. He considers it "empty rhetoric" and that the Russian leader fears the consequences of using this type of weapon.