The role of diplomats in the conditions of the war is no less important than the role of military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.

"For me, there is a principled position - we, our diplomatic service, have to work as a military unit today. The president has two wings - the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for which he is responsible in accordance with the Constitution, as Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and the diplomatic service. Soldiers of the diplomatic service who, in war conditions, play an equally important role as the Ukrainian army," Poroshenko said on Sunday during a meeting with heads of diplomatic missions of Ukraine abroad during a working visit to Donetsk region.

The president said that he counts on diplomats, first of all, in the issues of peace, unity of the world and solidarity with Ukraine.