The head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky tried to convince the US to toughen the anti-Russian punishment, according to the report of the press service of the head of the country.

After the official event of the inauguration Zelensky met with commissioners of the White house, who arrived in Kiev for the ceremony.

"his forces to cross the Russian aggression in Donbas and in the Crimea, we can't. For this reason, we need your help. I'd like to encourage you to the United States continued a series of penalties against Russia, " - said the head.

Zelensky said that Washington remains the main partner of Kyiv " overcoming Russian aggression ".

in addition, the Ukrainian leader expressed gratitude to foreign partners for assistance in promoting internal reforms in the security sector and called US "good example" of democracy.

Relations of Moscow and Kiev have deteriorated against the background of the situation in the Donbass. The Ukrainian authorities many times accused the Russian Federation of interfering in the internal Affairs of the country, and in January 2015 the Verkhovna Rada adopted the message that Russia is called " an aggressor country ". In the capital of Russia has repeatedly stressed that the Russian Federation is interested in overcoming the Kiev political and economic decline.

Vladimir Putin noted that congratulate Zelensky not inauguration, and with the first success in resolving the conflict situation in the Donbass and improve relations between Russia and Ukraine.



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