The Ukrainian authorities have started to take steps specified in the Minsk Agreements and Kyiv is ready to continue taking actions in this direction, but for this purpose security in Donbas must be provided, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on Thursday.

He said Ukraine has made significant efforts towards the Minsk Agreements' implementation and initiated the processes of granting Donbas special status, decentralization and amnesty.