Poroshenko hopes to hold Ukraine-EU summits in Donetsk, Yalta
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has thanked the European Union for supporting Ukraine in opposing Russia's actions in Crimea and Donbas and expressed hope that Ukraine-EU summits may be held in Donetsk and Yalta in future.
"I hope one day - let me air this proposal - we will hold the next Ukraine-EU summits in Donetsk and in Yalta," Poroshenko said in opening the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv on Thursday.
Unity within the European Union in supporting Ukraine is of key significance to successfully oppose Russian aggression, he said.
As a vivid sign of such unity and support for Ukraine, Poroshenko mentioned the EU's decision to extend the economic sanctions against Russia until January 2018 and the Crimean package of sanctions until June 2018. "Plus the clearly articulated message that the sanctions will remain in place until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements," he added.
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