Contents tagged with NSDC

  • Ukrainian President signs decree on measures to counter Russian information aggression

    President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree to enact a new decision by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) that includes additional measures to counter information aggression by Russia.

    Decree No. 25/2018 was published on the President's website on February 9, though the measures were marked “for internal use” and not made public.

    The NSDC meeting during which these measures were put under consideration occurred on January 26. 

    On February 5, Poroshenko enacted the NSDC’s …

  • Ukraine to start industrial production of new cruise missiles in the end of the year

    Ukraine plans to begin testing the new Vilha (Alder) missile system in March and launch the industrial production of this cruise missile in late 2018 - early 2019, as stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, channel 112 Ukraine reports.

    “I hope that at the end of the year or early next year we will conduct tests and it [the cruise missile] will be received by the Army,” Turchynov said. According to him, there is already “a huge demand …

  • Turchynov: Ukraine to start serial production of multiple rocket launcher systems

    Ukraine plans to start the serial production of multiple rocket launcher systems in 2018, as stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, 112 Ukraine reports.

    "We have already resolved the deficit that arose in the armed forces after 2014 concerning the provision of rocket launcher systems. This is very important for us, because this problem worsened when we lost a significant part of our ammunition in the arsenals. We hope that mass …

  • The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine proposes expanding sanctions on Russia

    The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine instructed the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the National Bank to make proposals on expanding the list of persons subject to sanctions in connection with aggression by the Russian Federation, as stated by NSDC Secretary, Oleksandr Turchynov, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

    "The United States and the EU have decided to impose new sanctions against the Russian Federation, and we cannot ignore …

  • The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine postponed consideration of the bill on restoring sovereignty in the Donbas

    The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) postponed consideration of the draft bill on the restoration of sovereignty in the Donbas because of the necessity for additional consultations, reported the Deputy Chairman of the People's Front faction in the Verkhovna Rada, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, Serhiy Pashynsky.

    "The consideration of the draft bill has been postponed. It requires additional consultations," he said. NSDC Secretary …