Friday, November 14, 2014

Ukraine's Poroshenko says army able to repel attack if needed

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday there was "no reason to panic" over the situation in rebellious eastern regions and that the army had sufficient resources to fend off an attack if a fragile ceasefire deal crumbles.

"If events begin to unravel in spite of the peace plan, Ukrainian armed forces today are ready and capable of repelling (an offensive)," Poroshenko said in statement, adding Kiev remained committed to finding a peaceful solution to the conflict.

  [jpost.com by Reuters]
14/11/14
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2 comments:

  1. “L'esercito ucraino si schiera al confine con il Donbass” ...

    Il presidente dell'autoproclamata Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk Alexander Zakharchenko ha segnalato il movimento di un gran numero di carri armati e mezzi ucraini verso i confini del Donbass, riferisce il portale di informazioni della Repubblica di Donetsk.

    "L'esercito ucraino ha schierato qui tutti i mezzi che ha," - ha dichiarato Zakharchenko.............http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_11_14/Lesercito-ucraino-si-schiera-al-confine-con-il-Donbass-1971/
    14/11/14

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  2. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that Ukrainian army is prepared to defend the country's borders in case of "developments contrary to the Minsk plan".

    MOSCOW, November 14 (Sputnik) — The Ukrainian army is well prepared and able to defend the country's borders in case of "developments contrary to the Minsk plan", Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday.

    "There are no grounds for panic. In the last two months, we have elaborated and implemented serious steps to prepare our Armed Forces and other units to defend Ukraine," Poroshenko said during a meeting with the heads of the country's security forces, according to his official website.

    "In the event there are developments that go against the Minsk plan, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able and ready to rebuff," the president stressed.

    Poroshenko noted that Kiev "only sees peaceful and political means as a solution to the situation in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions," however, it has "the forces and means to defend the state".

    According to the Ukrainian president, significant efforts have been paid recently to reinforce the Ukrainian forces in the Donbas.......................http://sputniknews.com/military/20141114/1014743735.html
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