KIEV, April 22 – President Petro Poroshenko said Kiev faces a grave lack of financing for the national military and industrial complex because Parliament did not pass a measure to direct illegally-gained assets of Ukrainian ex-officials to the government.

"In view of the fact that Verkhovna Rada hasn't yet taken a decision on transferring arrested assets stolen by the previous government, for the needs of a defense complex, we unfortunately are today faced with a serious funding shortfall," he said during a meeting with officials and business leaders in Zaporizhia region on Friday.