Poroshenko, Pence discuss ways to de-escalate situation in Donbas

13:47, 20.02.2017 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met today in Munich with.

"The Vice President expressed U.S. support for the full implementation of the Minsk agreements to bring peace to eastern Ukraine, and the leaders discussed how the United States can support negotiations," reads a White House press release on the results of the two officials' talks on Saturday posted on the Facebook page of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

"The Vice President underscored U.S. support for Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination and underlined that the United States does not recognize Russia's occupation and attempted annexation of the Crimean peninsula," the press release reads.

Pence also commended Ukraine's progress on reforms, and the leaders affirmed the importance of further reforms to transform Ukraine into a secure, prosperous, European country for all its citizens.