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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he hopes that EU member states leaders will have an adequate response on the act of aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine.

Presidential press secretary Sviatoslav Tseholko wrote on Twitter that Poroshenko said this during a meeting with EU leadership in Brussels on Saturday, Aug. 30.

“Bringing of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine demands an adequate response of the European Union on the given act of aggression,” Poroshenko said.

As reported, Poroshenko already met with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. Now he is meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. A briefing after the meeting is scheduled.