President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the threat of terrorism had “significantly risen” in Ukraine, describing the country as awash with weapons trafficked from the east where a shaky ceasefire has eased fighting against
pro-Russian rebels.
At a meeting with Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, Poroshenko said: “The level of guerrilla and terrorist threats in the regions outside the zone [of conflict] has significantly risen.”
He did not elaborate, but said criminals were benefiting from instability in the east, where more than 6,500 people have been killed and more than a million displaced in over a year’s fighting between …read more
Source: Voice of America
