The head of Finland Sauli Niinisto at the meeting with the head of state of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that Helsinki is ready to do everything to help the Ukrainians in the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the country, said the press service of the Ukrainian President.

" I Wish to assure You and all Ukrainians that little Finland is ready to do everything to support this position, which we very well understand. Currently, the most important thing is to bring peace to the Ukrainian people who suffer, " the press service quoted the words of the President of Finland.

Poroshenko says is important for Ukraine, the Ukrainian consideration of the question at the end of the summer, at a meeting of the Council of the European Union. In the case of an invitation from the EU he is ready to take part in it, to discuss with the European leaders further ways out of the crisis, which was the country.

in addition, the leaders discussed at the meeting issues related to the Association between Ukraine and the EU, including a deep and comprehensive free trade area.

according to the UN, from mid-April to 26 July in Ukraine forcibly deprived of life, more than 1, 1 thousands of civilians, more than 3, 4, thousands wounded. According to the summary data of the Russian authorities, with the beginning of the conflict was forced to leave the territory of Ukraine and are in Russia more than 730 thousand Inhabitants.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They were the response of local citizens to violent change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language. The center of the Pro-Russian opposition-minded people with power in Kiev became the Donbass. About how developed the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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