Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden and the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko discussed on Wednesday by phone the adoption of the law on the status of Donbass, the preparation of the branches of the Ukrainian national guard and possible fresh penalties with respect to Russia, informs the White house.
"The Vice-President welcomed the adoption of the law on the special status for specific areas in the East of Ukraine that was provided Minsk arrangements in September 2014 and February 2015," according to the report of the White house.
in addition, the parties discussed the upcoming training program of the branches of the national guard of Ukraine, which will be carried out in several countries, with U.S. assistance.
Also Biden and Hillary Clinton reaffirmed the position that the penalties with respect to Russia are required to be retained until, until will not be made by the Minsk agreement and as long as she doesn't stop to nurture violence and instability in Ukraine "." international Commonwealth has an obligation to be ready to strengthen the penalties with respect to Russia for such actions, " the report says.
dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.
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