Ukrinform
September 1, 2014
NATO secretary general pledges support for Ukraine at highest level
KYIV: NATO and Ukraine will discuss at a summit of the alliance the question of further support amid Russia’s military aggression.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said this on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent in Brussels reported.
“At the summit, we will meet with President [Petro] Poroshenko of Ukraine and make clear our support for Ukraine, as it is confronted by Russia’s aggression,” he said.
Rasmussen added that the leaders would discuss Ukraine reform priorities and take concrete steps to help the country.
Head of Ukraine’s Mission to NATO Ihor Dolhov told Ukrinform that a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the highest level of heads of state and government would be held as part of the summit.
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Interfax-Ukraine
September 1, 2014
Army will now be a priority for Ukraine – Poroshenko
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will now always be a priority for the state, and the military are rightly becoming the elite of society, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.
“Ukrainian troops now and forever will be the subject of priority attention from the state,” he said at events to mark the Day of Knowledge at Kyiv Bohun Military Lyceum on Monday.
Poroshenko said that those who serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces “are rightly regaining the status of the elite of society.”
“For the first time since Ukraine’s independence Ukrainian military have become the object of love, support and pride of the whole nation. I know that such solidarity is spreading wings, giving confidence and courage,” he said.
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