MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) – Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov has temporarily suspended the program to reform the country’s armed forces, according to a decree published on the Ukrainian parliament’s website Tuesday.
“The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has decided ... to organize within a month deadline holding a complex inspection of Ukraine’s security and defense sector using the capacities of the Ukraine-NATO joint working group on the issues of high-level military reform,” the decree says.
The council said the military reform is not in line with the country's needs amid the current political situation and does not ensure government funds are appropriately allocated. The council added it plans to revise the key documents for military planning within three months.
Ukraine saw a regime change in February after the so-called Euromaidan mass rallies in Kiev. The Ukrainian parliament backed by far-right movements ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, amended the country’s constitution and scheduled early elections for May 25.
