Head of Government admits the possibility to double defence spending
posted
14 April 2017
11:40
The budget
of Ukraine directed to satisfy the needs of the army and to ensure defence and security issues, which today amounts to a sum
worth UAH 130 billion can be doubled upon condition of sustainable economic
development, stressed Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman during a
speech in the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine.
“I would
like to express gratitude to Ukrainian soldiers who are protecting our native
land”, urged the Prime Minister. I want to underline that today a budget of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine makes UAH 130 billion, the best option is to double defence budget of our country. However it will be possible
to achieve it through sustainable economic growth, summed up Volodymyr Groysman ”