KIEV, April 14 (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that improving the country’s defense capabilities and renewing peace in eastern Ukraine were the main tasks for the new Ukrainian government.
“Boosting defense capabilities and renewing Donbas and its return to a peaceful life are the main task of the new government,” Poroshenko said speaking before the country’s parliament.
On Sunday, Arseniy Yatsenyuk — former Ukranian Prime Minister — announced his resignation starting April 12 amid the ongoing parliamentary crisis in the country.