Ukraine capable of defending itself, but needs further Western military support - Poroshenko

11:45, 24.08.2016 1 min read

Ukraine demonstrates that it is capable of defending itself, but it also needs the support of its international partners, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

"Our international partners will get a signal from this parade that Ukraine is capable of defending itself, but demands further support. Because our enemy is a country that occupies one-ninth of the [world's] dry land and has a military budget that by far exceeds ours," Poroshenko said during a parade marking the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Ukraine needs more such support, he said.