The President of Ukraine announced increased funding for the military, phased mobilization and enhancement of national defense

2015 for the country will be a challenging, full-scale military aggression against Ukraine may start at any time. On this day before the meeting of the national security Council, said President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. According to him, the state is doing everything possible to minimize the negative consequences of the conflict in the Donbass and is planning a number of steps to enhance the defense capability and security of the country.

Below is the full text of the President's speech:

Dear ladies and gentlemen!

Completed the most difficult year in the modern history of Ukraine - the year of our Patriotic war of 2014, the war for freedom, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state.

This war has made us stronger. This war brought us together as a nation. For the first time Ukraine is United. This war has dealt a crushing blow to the Ukrainian economy. Imagine daily Ukrainian taxpayers, the Ukrainian state operation in the East is almost 100 million.

In such conditions, of course, we must also consider that part of the economy in the occupied territories have been destroyed, the rest is under the control of militants, who threw people into the street and stopped production. In these circumstances, the state does its utmost to provide the level of income that we have today. We need to take this into account when planning the budget in 2015, which will also be extremely heavy.

And there is one expense that we can't save. We believe that the first priority of the existence of the state is the defence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

So, in this war we are morally and financially supports the whole world: decisions about the allocation of funds on a bilateral and multilateral basis. But, as practice has shown, our most important allies - the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the national guard, Border guard forces, security Service, integrated units of the Ministry of internal Affairs. So, of course, to date, strengthening the defense of our country is the subject of a national consensus.

Yesterday the promulgation of an authoritative sociological research. Always in Ukraine the highest level of trust enjoyed by the Church. For the first years of independence, the level of trust of the Church and the level of confidence in the Ukrainian army is equalized. No one in the society has no objection to a substantial increase in spending on security, because everyone understands: he who spares his funds for his army, he feeds others.

Yesterday I was introduced to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law, which cancels the non-aligned status of Ukraine, the transition to which in 2010 was one of the biggest mistakes of the then criminal state leadership. Thus, I show that a unanimous public decision on restoration of Euro-Atlantic integration. Of course, this does not mean immediate entry into NATO, but it does mean that the country must meet the criteria of NATO. By the way, the criteria for accession to the European Union often coincide with the criteria for membership in the Alliance. And, of course, the budget figures should be taken into account.

Vladimir Borisovich, Groisman, I ask You with respect to the proposal of the President of the extraordinary consideration of this bill. I have no doubt in a positive vote for this question.

Remind that the coalition agreement, which became part of the programme of action of the Government and was voted by the Parliament, provides that the costs of security and defense have to reach 5% of GDP. In the draft decisions, which were jointly prepared - just completed consultations with participation of the Prime Minister, the power of Ministers, the Prosecutor General, the Minister of Finance - we are very close to the level of spending on security and defense in 5% of GDP. And did the job that was asked deputies involved in the coalition.

The country now gives the last and we really value our capabilities do is incredible. Please note, we intend to spend in 2015, about 5% of GDP is not only to deter current threats, but to invest in the defense of the country in the medium and long term. I will not tolerate more of this attitude to the state security and defence, which was shown earlier years, when the army and the Armed Forces were physically destroyed, destroyed the ability of a nation to defend itself. Today we learned the mistakes of the past, carelessness, negligence. I am confident that this crime is a deliberate crime of destruction of Ukrainian statehood. Therefore, we are laying the Foundation for security at least a whole generation of Ukrainians.

I am sure in the near future my peace plan, which is embodied in Minsk Protocol and Minsk Memorandum, which clearly enshrined ceasefire, the release of the hostages, overlapping boundaries, the immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops, ensuring effective information presence in the occupied territory and decisive political steps to liberate the territory of Ukraine, today should work fine. Ukrainian sovereignty in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions should be restored. However, our financial plan should come out including the probability of force majeure, such as resume intensive attack the enemy at any time or full-scale invasion of our country.

The military threat from the East will remain the main challenge to our security. Would love to be wrong, but the history lessons we need to learn and learn to make conclusions from them.

Therefore, the limited financial resources of the state, it is imperative to find a rational balance between needs and capabilities. Must provide security, but it's very important not to drain until the end of the economy. We must create opportunities for economic development.

On one of the previous meetings of the Council, we have already identified priority areas for funding in the sphere of national security and defense. Today, the key are the needs of the Armed Forces, National guard, Border guard service, security Service and the Ministry of internal Affairs.

We must pay serious attention to the support of the Armed Forces, other military formations and law enforcement agencies with modern equipment and weapons. That is why special attention should be given to the discussion of the state defense order. Priority is given to domestic producers. That has always been financed by a residual principle, i.e. the state defense order, today reached a whole new level. What you do not have enough to buy abroad, and here on these opportunities has done a good job of domestic diplomacy. First we will apply the long-term lending by supplier States are required under the relevant government guarantee. During foreign visits, we discussed these issues, they have found support and understanding of our foreign partners.

State defense enterprise for my order went for round the clock operation. I think that reducing the pace of today does not. The graph on the restoration of the combat effectiveness of the state, we all are obliged to strictly observe. By the way, the lack of funding is not the reason for stopping production. We make every effort to immediately liquidate the debt. We should not be more cases when the allocated time absorbed or used inefficiently.

Combating corruption in defence, law enforcement and security agencies today is also a priority. I hope that the Ministers concerned - we Stepan Timofeevich-Poltorak have relevant work will bring in the near future fruit.

The threat of terrorism, sabotage today has grown significantly. Effective action by the security departments of the Ministry of internal Affairs investigation, which must be made by the General Prosecutor's office are important. Serious amplification requires the activities of intelligence agencies. Together with the new Secretary of the NSDC, we will significantly increase the efficiency of the activities of the intelligence agencies. I would ask Alexander V. Turchinov, at the next meeting of the Council to make suggestions to improve the coordination and efficiency of the activities of the intelligence agencies of the state.

Finally, moving from words to action in reforming the Ministry of internal Affairs. There is a proposal, which was made by the Minister Arsen B. Avakov. In General I support the suggested approaches, and in the near future we should carry out this reform. For reforming the Ministry of internal Affairs also need money in the budget they provided.

Should discuss money for military personnel who serve in the area of the ATO. Put a clear problem: those who are on the first line, in conditions of immediate danger of armed clashes, must have a daily special payment terms. But we must ensure the rotation, so they could refit and training. This should be taken into account when determining money for military personnel.

Dear colleagues!

In order to conduct the planned replacement of the military, which for a long time perform combat missions in the area of antiterrorist operations, capacity forces and forces to repel a possible open invasion of regular troops arises the need for the 2015 cycle partial mobilization.

Today at the session of the NSDC this will be discussed in detail. Planning further mobilization, we should certainly take into account all the errors and mistakes that happened during the previous mobilizations. In any case, we cannot assume that those who are psychologically unfit for service was in the Armed Forces.

I have no doubt that should be strengthened by the work of the military commissariats. Still not done my job as a partial replacement of military Commissars those Heroes who have been wounded in the area of the ATO.

To the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations should be called exclusively Patriotic citizens of Ukraine, physically fit for military service, morally and psychologically healthy, with appropriate military training and are capable arms to defend the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the state.

I propose to establish strict liability military commissioners for quality designed during mobilization of military.

To take measures for the comprehensive promotional campaign about the purpose and the need for mobilization and impeding the exercise of the media information of the neighboring country information and psychological attacks directed at her stall. I think we here need to coordinate Government and the NSDC. In any case, we cannot allow the media war against our country was opened a second front within the country against the mobilization of or against the country's ability to defend itself.

Mobilization is necessary to carry out stage by stage, under certain terms and volumes.

You want to prevent the direction in the area of conducting anti-terrorist operations military units without conducting proper training aimed at personnel in training centers and combat coordination in the structure calculations and units directly on the polygons.

We plan to resume the call in the Armed Forces. This will allow us in the near future - in the first quarter to ensure the demobilization of servicemen who were called year or a year and a half ago. You want to deny to send the military in the framework of the call for the area of the ATO. This should be a quality reserve and the people who will have relevant experience.

Today the Council of national security and defence of Ukraine is a huge responsibility. Ukrainian society has entrusted us with their safety, and we must justify the trust the right strategy for our actions and quite concrete actions aimed at its implementation.

I am confident that we will succeed. There is no alternative.

Glory To Ukraine!

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