UK to double aid for Ukraine's Armed Forces training, defense sector reform – Poltorak
The United Kingdom will double assistance for the reform of Ukraine's Defense Ministry, as well as training the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has said.
"The decision to double assistance for training Ukraine's Armed Forces is very important for us... British representatives, who are already working with us, are very professional. The advisory assistance we receive from them is extremely important in reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Poltorak said at a joint press conference with UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt in Kyiv on Thursday.
Poltorak informed the relevant memorandum has been signed during today's talks.
Poltorak noted the ministry is currently determining its first hand needs – equipment, weapons, training servicemen. Afterwards, this information will be passed to the UK defense authority for making a further decision on the actual allocation of money, the minister stated.
Poltorak said the British party is actively involved in the reform of Ukraine's Armed Forces in all the areas, in particular "the Ukrainian Navy is also on the agenda of our talks."
