U.S. to provide additional $17.7 mln of humanitarian aid to Ukraine – White House
The United States will provide an additional $17.7 million in humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian government, to be allocated to vulnerable groups for essentials like food, shelter and water, the White House has said.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko over the phone and discussed the situation in eastern Ukraine and the reforms being made in the country.
Biden and Poroshenko welcomed the OSCE's efforts in holding negotiations on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and called on Russia to observe the conditions of the Mink agreements, to stop sending heavy weapons to Ukraine, and to stop concentrating its troops along the Ukrainian-Russian border.
They also discussed the efforts being made to carry out reforms in Ukraine.
"The vice president welcomed the appointment of a new head of the anti-corruption bureau and encouraged the further implementation of rule of law reforms, including anti-trust measures and judicial reform," the White House said.
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