Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak is pleased with the assessment of the events in Donbas by U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker.
“I note the constructive work of U.S. Special Representative Kurt Volker during his visit. The world community fairly assesses the events in Ukraine,” Poltorak wrote on his Twitter on Monday.
As reported, on July 7, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appointed former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker the special representative for Ukraine. He coordinates the efforts of the State Department to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. His first visit to Ukraine took place on July 9-11, during which he held a number of meetings with the leadership of the country in Kyiv.
On July 23, Volker visited Donetsk region, including Kramatorsk and the line of demarcation. On July 24, he will visit Kyiv, and then Western Europe.
