Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov has said that the country needs a new national security strategy and a new military doctrine.

"Despite the saving of all resources, first and foremost, finances, we cannot save on our Armed Forces, our National Guard, and on our defense," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, adding that the issue of the defense budget will be discussed at an NSDC meeting on Saturday.

Turchynov said that Ukraine needs a new national security strategy and a new military doctrine, with a clear definition of its major enemy.