Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov has stated the need for strengthening the defense capabilities of Ukraine.

"We must provide our army with the necessary resources and weapons and, finally, decide on pumping up the defense budget instead of debates in parliament," he said.

According to a press release, Turchynov believes Russian President Vladimir Putin started the public blackmailing of Ukraine, saying that shooting in Donbas won't stop until the Constitution of Ukraine is amended and terrorists are amnestied.

"Undertaking responsibility for violation of the ceasefire and the violation of the Minsk agreements, Putin publicly threatened Ukraine with the continuation of military provocations until the Moscow scenario of Ukraine's dismemberment is realized," Turchynov said.

According to him, thus Moscow has demonstrated it is not going to fulfill the Minsk peace agreements, the first provisions of which are ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine and the restoration of Ukrainian control over the eastern border.