28 Sep 2014 20:31

Strong line of defense built in eastern Ukraine - Poroshenko

KYIV. Sept 28 (Interfax) - Ukraine has built a strong line of defense in the east, said Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

The Ukrainian forces are not going to violate the ceasefire in the east, but will strengthen their positions in order to safeguard the state, he said in an interview with 1+1 television, broadcast on Sunday evening.

Ukraine has an ample supply of weapons and military hardware, he said. Poroshenko made a point that Mariupol in the Donetsk region "is and will remain a Ukrainian city." "No one will ever step into it," Poroshenko said.