The President of Ukraine and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Petro Poroshenko is conducting the
meeting of the War Cabinet of the National Security and Defence Council where
the situation in the ATO area and the situation resulting from the bandit actions
in Mukacheve are discussed.
Viktor Muzhenko, Chief of General Staff,
reported on a challenging environment in the ATO area where the enemy forces
extension and regrouping towards potentially dangerous areas were observed.
The Head of State emphasized the
time-synchronized rising tension at the contact line in Donbas and attempt to
undermine the situation in the deep rear thousands of kilometers from the front
where people with heavy armament appeared, which looked rather strange. The
President stressed that during the war, attempts to undermine the situation had
highly significant adverse effects on the country’s defence as well the
national defence capability in general and the government shall prevent such
actions.
“This is a campaign to discredit true
patriots of Ukraine. No political party shall ever have any armed cells. No
political organization shall ever be entitled to establish common criminal
groups,” the President said. The Head of State emphasized that the Ministry of
Interior Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, and other law-enforcement
agencies shall perform their duty and disarm all illegal armed groups.
The Head of State stressed that Mukacheve
events gave evidence of a number of pressing issues that required urgent
attention. “We have to solve our old problems requiring immediate solution. I
mean the clans, smuggling, corruption, etc. A picture of current events is not
just black and white. It is completely black,” the President said.
The President stressed that the conflict in
Mukacheve is the result of the redistribution of smuggling flows. The President
said that he required prompt and meaningful actions from law enforcement
agencies in combating smuggling. "A though and fundamental investigation
of all those involved in such events must be conducted. Search, detention, and
direct criminal responsibility. Neither deputy seats nor powerful connections
will help," Petro Poroshenko said. The Head of State told the staff to
make relevant staff changes in the region following the investigation.
"Smuggling is not just a problem of the
Transcarpathian Region. These evil forces took a stand against us when we
started the fight. Smugglers of the Transcarpathian Region launched a challenge
against Ukraine. I want to make a statement that we accept the challenge,”
Petro Poroshenko said.
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