Yatsenyuk: Russia wants to wreck mobilisation in Ukraine and talks with IMF

Russia continues sending troops in Donbass.

The escalation of the conflict in Donbas, which Russia is actively "nourishes" with living force and weapons, is aimed to wreck the mobilization and negotiations on obtaining financial aid.

The Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated that at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the correspondent of "GORDON" reports.

There are two reasons why Russia continues sending troops from its territory: the first is to wreck the mobilization and training of the Ukrainian armed forces for an effective defense and the second is to torpedo our negotiations with our foreign partners, including the International Monetary Fund", Yatsenyuk said.

The Cabinet of Ministers proposes the Verkhovna Rada to increase a military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine up to 250 000 people. According to Yatsenyuk, the Government is preparing to submit a law to the Parliament on the increase in the size of the army.

As reported, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will take part in the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he will meet, in particular, with Christine Lagarde, the Director of the International Monetary Fund.