The people of Ukraine finally have to know what exactly the presidential candidate of the warring nation is going to do - Petro Poroshenko during the debate with Volodymyr Zelensky
20.04.2019 01:12 | Press office of President
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko notes that today the candidates for the highest office in the state have finally managed to convene for public discussion, which is important for Ukrainian society. It was stated by Petro Poroshenko during the debate with presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky at NSC Olimpiyskyi.
"At last, we were able to convene for the debate after long three weeks," the Head of State said, noting that the entire country had been waiting for him to muster up courage to appear in front of the Ukrainian people.
"For it is the right of the Ukrainian people to finally know what exactly the presidential candidate of the warring nation is going to do. What he is going to do, not members of his staff, not his consultants ... And we haven’t found out,” the President said.
"For the Ukrainian people it is extremely important to know the future. And not to throw mud at each other. To know how to beat the enemy, not spread the Russian fake news," Petro Poroshenko emphasized, noting that Russia"s propaganda is very effective today as part of the hybrid war against our state.
"And today we finally achieved that, and I congratulate you on this, dear Ukrainians who gathered at this stadium," he said.
"We are facing external challenges today, which require the President"s courage and strength. Challenges that require international experience from the President. How is the presidential candidate going to maintain the international coalition we have been building over these five years step by step? How is he going to serve as Supreme Commander-in-Chief?" Petro Poroshenko emphasized.
"Although your team said that you have already begun the course of a young soldier. This is a good thing. But you should have begun it four years ago, in 2014, when the country needed the efforts of all volunteers,” the Head of State added.
"I emphasize that if we do not have an answer to these questions - this is a weak Head of State. A weak one who will not be able to withstand Putin"s hits," the President also emphasized, adding that the risks that threaten Ukraine today were overwhelming.
Petro Poroshenko believes that candidate Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to give up Ukraine and does not dream to pull it back to the Russian empire. "But Putin has this dream. And if he does not know how to resist that, today we must definitely eliminate all the risks for the Ukrainian future," he said.
The Head of State notes that we see only a very beautiful wrapper. "Expensive. Bright. And in this wrapper, everyone can find what he wants: the lowering of tariffs that Mr. Volodymyr mentioned today; teacher"s salary in the amount of four thousand dollars; raising of pensions; return to Russia; a very important move to Europe," the President said.
At the same time, Petro Poroshenko notes that "the fifth column, including oligarchs, former regionalists and all that threatens my state" are under the beautiful wrapper today.