The head of the Council of Europe Donald Tusk on the first day of the week to visit Washington, where wishes together with Barack Obama to declare that the EU and the US have a common assessment of the conflict in Ukraine and the Russian policy in relation to Kiev, informs on Sunday, referring to the message Advisor on political issues and communication Chapter of the Council of Europe Paul Gras.

Gras is one of the closest associates of the Tusk. When Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland Pavel Gras was the press Secretary of the Polish government with the title of Minister.

"the head of the Council of Europe from the beginning of his mandate (on a post in Brussels) stated that the deepening Euro-Atlantic relations will be one of its main priorities," said Grace, whose words are quoted by the Agency.

According to the Gras, the Tusk and Obama have plans to assure that the EU and the United States will coordinate their actions with respect to Russia in connection with the Ukrainian crisis. Europe will not mitigate the punishment is relatively Russia, if the situation in the East of Ukraine did not significantly improve.

"The environment Tusk does not believe that the head of the U.S. will be affected by the subject of arms deliveries to Ukraine. In this regard, the European Union is divided (there are different points of view), as stated in the explanation of the Polish press Agency.

sections: Politics