Poroshenko Thanks Merkel for Including Ukrainian Topic in EU Summit Agenda

© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Palinchak / Go to the mediabankPetro Poroshenko thanked Angela Merkel in a phone conversation for including the Ukrainian issue in the agenda of the upcoming European Council summit in Brussels on Saturday
Petro Poroshenko thanked Angela Merkel in a phone conversation for including the Ukrainian issue in the agenda of the upcoming European Council summit in Brussels on Saturday - Sputnik International
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone conversation for including the Ukrainian issue in the agenda of the upcoming European Council summit in Brussels on Saturday, said in a statement on the president's website.

KIEV, August 30 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone conversation for including the Ukrainian issue in the agenda of the upcoming European Council summit in Brussels on Saturday, said in a statement on the president's website.

"The parties coordinated the steps for further action on the eve of the European Council summit on August 30 in Brussels. Petro Poroshenko thanked Angela Merkel for her efforts in including the Ukrainian issue into the summit's agenda," said in the statement.

Poroshenko also expressed hope that the EU supports Ukraine and takes decisive action against Russia.

The European Union planned to discuss more sanctions against Russia and consider a weapons embargo during an informal meeting between the European Union’s top diplomats in Milan on Friday, with new steps against Moscow to be announced at the EU summit on Saturday, Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said Friday.

Earlier this week, NATO released images of what it said was Russian artillery on the Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s president also said Russian armored troops had entered the country and were setting up a so-called new front in the east, leading to more tensions between Russia and the West. Russia denied the allegations.

Since formerly Ukrainian Crimea rejoined Russia in March and as the Ukrainian crisis escalated, the United States and the European Union introduced several new rounds of targeted sanctions against the Russian economy. Moscow has repeatedly referred to the sanctions as counterproductive, noting that Russia is not party to the internal Ukrainian conflict.

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