Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a telephone conversation discussed the situation in Donbas and the importance of the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
“The head of state spoke about the escalation of the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the surge in the number of Russian provocations in Crimea and Donbas. Petro Poroshenko also called to keep the issue of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine on the agenda of the North Atlantic Alliance,” the Ukrainian president’s press service reported.
In turn, Stoltenberg stressed the importance of the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.
In addition, the parties discussed the implementation of “NATO’s comprehensive package of assistance to Ukraine”, adopted at the Alliance’s summit in Warsaw. The Ukrainian president expressed the hope that this package will help bring the Ukrainian army in compliance with NATO standards.
Stoltenberg also congratulated Poroshenko with the Independence Day of Ukraine.
