On Tuesday, August 11, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Arseniy Yatsenyuk held a meeting with Secretary of State for Defence of the
United Kingdom Michael Fallon, who is staying in Kyiv on a working visit.
On behalf of the Ukrainian Government Arseniy
Yatsenyuk expressed gratitude to the British Government and Prime Minister
David Cameron for his support in military reform and strengthening. During the
conversation the interlocutors discussed topical issues of reforming the
national armed forces and the development of bilateral cooperation in this
sector.
The talk also concerned escalation of the
situation in Eastern Ukraine. Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that Russian-led
terrorist forces had significantly increased attacks, in particular, only in
the last 24 hours they have attacked 95 times. In addition to the shelling of
defensive positions, the militants continue spreading terror among the
civilians and deliberately intimidating international observers of the OSCE.
"It is quite clear that Russia demonstrates neither the intention to
fulfil the Minsk agreements nor to withdraw the troops. The situation is
extremely difficult," emphasized the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
"We must act together to stop the Russian
aggression against Ukraine. This is where we should direct our efforts and it
should be our common objective," highlighted Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Secretary for Defence Michael Fallon noted his
visit to Ukraine is a demonstration of support for Ukraine as a friend and
partner. "I'm here to reaffirm our support for Ukraine, its struggle for
freedom, territorial integrity and respect for its borders".
According to the Secretary of Defence, terrorism
promoted by Russia has appeared a rather difficult challenge for Europe and
Ukraine. "The conflict has not settled into a frozen war: it is quite
"red hot", many of your soldiers were killed after the signing of the
peace accords, many wounded," urged the Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Michael Fallon confirmed the firm stance of
Great Britain to continue supporting Ukraine and protect fundamental principles
of international law and relations: "Britain took the lead in imposing
punitive sanctions against Russia and provided weighty financial aid to ensure
technical and humanitarian support to Ukraine."
Moreover, he announced about a decision of the
British Government to step up training for the Ukrainian military. "I am
staying in Ukraine as well to support you in the reforming process which is as
important as thedefense issue, after all these efforts of the Government
must be backed up by the defensive endeavours in the East", stressed the
Secretary of Defence of Great Britain.
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