OREANDA-NEWS. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk appealed to the Ministry of Justice jointly with the General Prosecutor's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine to take measures to legally recognize the so-called DPR and LPR as terrorist organizations. He announced at a Government meeting on Wednesday, January 14.

The Cabinet’s meeting began with a minute's silence to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack near Volnovakha.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated that "the Russian terrorists continue to kill Ukrainian civilians, continue to shell Ukrainian military", "Terrorist attacks, which in Ukraine are committed under the authority of the Russian leaders, endanger our statehood and the lives of Ukrainians".

"Terrorism has no boundaries. And the terrorist attacks in Paris, terrorist attacks in other countries - Belgium, Australia, Canada, pose a threat, and all of us in synergy should respond, with the entire civilized world. Now the security of Ukrainians is in the hands of Ukrainian military, in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, in the hands of National Guard troops and everyone who is fighting in the area of anti-terrorist operation", stressed the Head of Government.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the so-called DPR and LPR must be recognized by the entire international community as terrorist organizations. He reminded that the Security Service of Ukraine had launched the relevant criminal proceedings, and certain Russian combatants from DPR and LPR had been announced suspicious of committing terrorist attacks.

He appealed to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine together with the General Prosecutor's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine “to take measures to ensure legal recognition in general of the organizations such as DPR and LPR, as terrorist by conducting an appropriate judicial procedure".

"The Government of Ukraine appeals to all international organizations, to our Western partners in order, at the appropriate political level, to recognize the organizations DPR and LPR as terrorist ones and to take appropriate measures of international legal response towards these terrorist gangs operating under the guise of the Russian Federation", urged Arseniy Yatsenyuk.