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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has spoken with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden by phone, the press service of the Ukrainian president reported early on Thursday, Aug. 7.

“Petro Poroshenko expressed his gratitude for the United States’ consistent support for Ukraine,” reads the report.

Biden, in turn, assured Poroshenko that the United States would be with the people of Ukraine in any situation.

The sides also discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation in the political, economic and military spheres.