Poroshenko explained why not cancel the ATO.
President Petro Poroshenko commented on the idea of abolishing the ATO, stressing the importance of ensuring that the Ukrainian military fully capable of countering the aggression.
“If we abolish the ATO and at the same time do not give the military the right to act adequately in the face of aggression – leave Ukraine defenseless” – he answered a question of journalists on possibility of cancellation of the ATO and the imposition of martial law.
According to him, he has instructed to develop a bill for the reintegration of Donbass, providing a number of measures of return of territories of Ukraine.
“It covers a range of activities and steps that need to be implemented to enhance reintegration, to determine the legal regime,” – said Poroshenko.
The head of state stressed that the key position is the reintegration of these territories.
Earlier, the Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that Ukraine needs to complete the ATO in the Donbas and to move to a new format to protect the country from the hybrid war with Russia.
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