Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman favors speeding up of rearmament of the Ukrainian army.

According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, he said about this during a meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller (performs duties of Secretary General when Jens Stoltenberg is sick).

"We need to accelerate the upgrading and re-equipment of the Ukrainian Army," a report says referring to Groysman.

He noted that the military and industrial complex of Ukraine is working on a modernization of weapons, and called for the acceleration of this process.

The prime minister also stressed the need to bring the Ukrainian army in line with NATO standards.