Azarov wants unity of Ukraine

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said there are some political forces in Ukraine oriented only at the confrontation with Russia, not at modernization of the country.

"Over the last twenty years in Ukraine, a kind of political platform formed, which sees its activity not in modernizing the country but solely in confrontation with Russia. We do not dispute much about the ways of modernization of the country. We begin to argue when striving to agree on anything with Russia. When we solve our internal problems and the possible solution can be interpreted as that one in Russia's favor, a kind of muddy wave rises, I cannot name it in a different way. It has no rational kernel, it has one desire: to oppose our great neighbor, the country with which we lived together for many years. Such a course became especially evident at the time when the so-called "orange" were in power. The issue of the language law is the reaction of our political power to the events took place in our country over a five year term of the "orange" ruling," Azarov said in the interview with the Russian newspaper.

He noted that he sees no structural elements in the position of the forces that oppose the language law. "The President and the government clearly defined their position. We will thoroughly examine the proposed law, and if this law contains provisions that must be changed, if the amendments to this law are sensible, we are ready to compromise. For us the issues of stability and unity of Ukraine are extremely important, especially in a current unstable economic situation," the head of government said.

"The people of such countries united in an effort to go through rapid modernization. Moreover, the people were united around the ruling political force. In our country people often do not unite but split over the topics thrown in the public debate," Azarov says.