Poroshenko said about the reflection of the attack, “the Russian soldiery” – RBC

President Peter Poroshenko during the annual address to the Verkhovna Rada Ukraine

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Speaking before parliament, Poroshenko noted an increase in defense spending from 0.96 to 5% of GDP Ukraine. Due to this, as the President of Ukraine, managed to “save the country”, although “it opposed the regular Russian troops».

President claims that are currently alleged in the Donbass are 14 Russian battalion tactical groups totaling 9 thousand. people there regularly supplied the latest weapons and ammunition. “In Russia, we declared that they intend to protect the Donbass, and turned it into a testing ground for the interests of the Russian army,” – Poroshenko said.

Commenting on the resumption of hostilities in the Donbass, which occurred the day before, Poroshenko said that Ukrainian army managed repel the attack there by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

«The Marinka our army repulsed the attack of the Russian soldiery,” – he said, stressing that the Ukrainian armed forces are ready, if necessary, to reflect the weapons of the 20th century invasion Army weapons of the 21st century.

The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly rejected the statements of Ukrainian politicians on the participation of soldiers in the conflict in the Donbass. Each time the Russian Defense Ministry has offered Kiev authorities to provide proof of Moscow’s intervention in the conflict, but has not received an answer.

He started his speech Poroshenko also with the fact that expressed dissatisfaction with the results of their work activities of the government and the Verkhovna Rada. He explained his words that the authorities are dissatisfied with the work of the country’s citizens. In the future, the Ukrainian president said basically no failures and the achievements of his administration, comparing them with the fact that it was under Viktor Yanukovych.

Among the achievements of his administration Poroshenko called the fact that Ukraine “managed avoid a default that seemed inevitable. ” According to the president, the government to stabilize the economy, overcome the panic in the currency market and began to regularly pay salaries and pensions.

The important point the President of Ukraine called the point that the country closer to a visa-free regime with the EU. At the same time directly in a speech Poroshenko announced the dismissal of the head of the Migration Service, due to which the process has slowed down.

Also, the Ukrainian president has called for major Ukrainian learning English. “Knowledge of the English language will be an essential prerequisite for admission to the civil service,” – said Poroshenko, decided to announce next year the “year of the English language in Ukraine».

Commenting on the progress of reforms, Poroshenko noted that “they are not on the finish line, but not at the start. ” Among the future steps the president called deoligarhizatsiyu and privatization of a significant part of Ukrainian enterprises. “Russians are asked not to worry».

With regard to relations with Russia, Poroshenko said that “Ukraine has managed to get off the gas needle Russian blackmail and win” Gazprom “. “We forget that the crusade against Ukraine began with economic aggression”, – said the head of the Ukrainian state.

With regard to relations with the regions to the applause of Deputies president promised that “Ukraine was, is and will be a unitary power” .

Poroshenko also stressed that it is important not only to bear the communist monuments in the country. “We must erode communism of the goals,” – said the President of Ukraine.