11:40 30.01.2016

Ukraine has strong army, but we must be ready for any threats - Poroshenko

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Ukraine has strong army, but we must be ready for any threats - Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the strong state cannot exist without a strong army and Ukraine would get rid of "pacifistic illusions."

"We met Russian aggression in early 2014 without an army: someone in the political authorities did not believe that Russia would attack. Someone, on the contrary, expected this and persistently and deliberately destroyed the defense infrastructure of Ukraine," the head of state said on Friday in the Ivan Bohun military lyceum of Kyiv, taking part in the Lesson of Courage for lyceum students and cadets of supreme military educational facilities on the Day of Kruty Heroes.

"A strong state is impossible without a strong army. We learned the lesson well. The army will always be a top priority. There will be no more pacifistic illusions," Poroshenko said.

Poroshenko said that now Ukraine has a strong army and society should become stronger and be ready for any threats on the country's way.

"I'm sure that you, the future officers, are the example of civil and national self-consciousness, patriotism and readiness to be worthy to continue Ukrainian glorious military traditions," Poroshenko said, addressing the students.

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