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11 of August, 13:02

Patrushev: the strategy of Ukraine provoked an escalation of the confrontation in the Donbass
The strategy of national security of Ukraine gives US the opportunity to apply the resource base of the country and provoked an escalation of the confrontation in the Donbass, told reporters Tuesday the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev.

"It is clear that the Document serves as a basis For subsequent policy of militarization, does not take into account the needs and aspirations of people in the country who provides the US and NATO the opportunity to apply the resource base of Ukraine, provokes further escalation of the conflict in the Southeast of the country ", - said Patrushev.

As stated, the main threat in the document called "military aggression" of the Russian Federation within the country. The implementation of the new strategy will require the annual payment of the security sector and defence level is More than 5% of GDP.

The document envisages the reform of the armed forces of Ukraine, improvement of the management system and the training of the troops and their equipment with modern weapons, military and special equipment, and the development of special operations forces in Accordance with NATO standards.

Despite the fact that Moscow has stated many times that is not a party to domestic conflict, does not support the militia and not sending troops in the Donbass, Kiev continues to accuse it of military aggression. The Ukrainian authorities also periodically "find" in the East of Ukraine and in the border areas of Russia, some Russian military units, although international observers in the process of regular inspections have never found any undeclared military activity.

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