The United States will double the amount of financial assistance to strengthen the cyber security of Ukraine, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell has stated.

"We've discussed the issues of cyber security and I can proudly announce that we will double the amount of assistance to strengthen the cyber security [of Ukraine] from $5 million to $10 million," he told journalists after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.