Poltorak: Ukraine and Georgia are Europe's 'safety belt'
Having met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces, Vakhtang Kapanadze, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak stated that Ukraine and Georgia form a kind of security belt for European countries. As the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported on July 4th, the parties exchanged views on the policy pursued by the Russian Federation in Ukraine and Georgia during the meeting.
Poltorak thanked the Georgian people for fully supporting Ukrainians. “The main thing for us is to deepen relations between two defense agencies and present a common position because both Ukraine and Georgia form a kind of security belt for the European countries,” the Minister of Defense said. In addition, Poltorak noted the importance of sharing experience and new knowledge received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during hostilities in Donbas.
Kapanadze’s assessment of the ongoing reform in the Ukrainian Army was positive. Earlier, Poltorak voiced the opinion that Russia has not given up trying to obtain more Ukrainian territory.