<span style="color: #222222;">The Ukrainian army will meet standards of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by next year. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in Kiev today that by 2020, the armed forces will act in accordance with NATO standards.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In June 2018, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the law on national security, which is aimed at reforming Ukraine's defense sector to bring the country's armed forces in line with NATO standards.</span>