The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that already holds the receipt of military-technical assistance from EU countries, adding that in the result of cooperation between Kyiv wants to receive non-lethal weapons.

on a bilateral level meetings were held on the expansion of military-technical cooperation, and we finally have already documented the receipt of military-technical assistance and Development cooperation with many member countries on a bilateral level, which will allow us to significantly increase our combat capability, " Poroshenko said at a press conference in Brussels at the meeting of the EU Council, in which he participated.

according to him, " the lion's share " this cooperation will be devoted to non-lethal weapons " highest quality " made in the EU.


Kyiv authorities since April of conduct in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of residents of Donbas. According to the latest information from the UN, from mid April to Ukraine forcibly deprived of life, more than 2 and a half thousand civilians, about six thousand wounded.

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