Arsenii Yatseniuk: Government to ensure additional payments for the Armed Forces soldiers

posted 05 March 2014 11:36

The Cabinet of Ministers will approve a decision on additional financing of the officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk informed during the session of the Government on Wednesday, March 5.

On behalf of the Government of Ukraine the Premier uttered the words of deepest gratitude to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Naval Forces of the AFU deployed on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

“They are the people who have sworn to the Ukraine’s people and have obeyed the oath,” Arsenii Yatseniuk stressed.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces haven’t put up hands before the aggressors and it proves about the high patriotic spirit, national dignity we are having in Ukraine nowadays,” the Prime Minister accentuated.

Arsenii Yatseniuk reminded in the previous day he had appealed to the Defence Minister and the Finance Minister with a demand to immediately elaborate the draft decisions about the assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“Today we shall adopt the decisions on the additional financial maintenance and extra payments for the officers of Ukrainian Armed Forces. Despite having an empty treasury the Government will do everything for the heroes of Ukraine could feel: the Ukrainian country honors, respects them and takes care about them,” the Prime Minister emphasized.