Only the NATO membership can protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk said within the frames of the 11th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy YES, held in Kyiv, reports GHN based on Ukrinform.
"We must clearly recognize that, in these particular circumstances, NATO is the only way to protect Ukraine," Yatseniuk said.
According to him, not all NATO members are satisfied with this position of Ukraine.
"In the short term, NATO is not ready to accept Ukraine, but the Bible says: if knocking on the door - the door will open. So we decided to knock," the head of the government said.
Yatseniuk is sure that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to take over the entire territory of Ukraine: "I clearly understand what the ultimate goal is. He seeks to take not just Donetsk and Luhansk, he wants to take the whole of Ukraine. "
However Yatseniuk noted that "this will never happen, we will fight for our Ukraine."