Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to increase military spending by $3 billion over the next few years because of the ongoing pro-Russian separatist threat in the east of Ukraine.
Poroshenko made the comment Sunday in Kyiv during a speech marking Independence Day, 23 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
He told a crowd of thousands gathered in Independence Square to view a military parade that it is clear the separatist threat will “hang over Ukraine” for the foreseeable future, and the country must be prepared to defend itself.
On Saturday, Western monitors said the Russian aid convoy that crossed into …read more
Source: Voice of America
