U.S. Defense Secretary supports sanctions preservation against Russia – Poroshenko's press secretary

09:46, 21.06.2017 1 min read

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis supports the preservation of sanctions against the Russian Federation.

"A very powerful meeting took place between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis. He expressed full support for Ukraine and the preservation of sanctions against the Russian Federation as an aggressor country," press secretary of the Ukrainian president Sviatoslav Tseholko wrote on his Twitter on Tuesday night.