Song about the meeting

American sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until aggression in eastern Ukraine will cease and Crimea will be returned. This was stated by US President Donald Trump at a meeting in the White House with Ukrainian colleague Peter Poroshenko, according to the page of the head of the Ukrainian state.

"The action of the United States of America will continue. During the meeting with US President Donald Trump, it was clear that sanctions with the Russian Federation will not be removed until the Crimea will be returned and Russian aggression against Ukraine will cease," Poroshenko wrote. "Today, the United States accepts additional sanctions almost every day. I see the position of the United States as a solid, reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and reliable and religious ones strategic partner of Ukraine. "

At a press conference, after the meeting, Trump announced the “great involvement” of the USA in the affairs of Ukraine, according to the White House website. “We really fight for freedom and democracy thanks to your strong support in the field of security and defense,” Poroshenko answered. “I am absolutely sure that our effective coordination will bring peace to our people, to our land and will be able to support our territorial integrity and sovereignty.”

"We received firm support from the United States, support and relatively sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of our state, and solid support in continuing reforms in Ukraine," Poroshenko said.

Poroshenko also negotiated with the US Vice President Michael Spen, the State Secretary of Rex Tillerson, Defense Minister James Mettis. According to the press service of the President of Ukraine, issues of economic ties, as well as cooperation of Ukraine and the USA in the military-technical sphere, were discussed. "The agenda was very wide. I was completely satisfied with the results of negotiations and is very grateful to both President Trump and Vice President Pence, and to those ministers with whom the meetings took place, for a very firm position of the support of our state," Poroshenko said.

In an interview with Fox New, Poroshenko said that he did not believe in Trump with Russia. “He is a friend of Ukraine who helps me reach peace in the country,” the head of the Ukrainian state said. The American president "is not like a person who has a special relationship with Russia, Poroshenko emphasized.

On April 24, Poroshenko, in a telephone conversation with Tillerson, proposed to intensify the consideration of the question of the introduction of an international peacekeeping contingent under the auspices of the UN into the Donbass. The Secretary of State, in turn, confirmed the commitment of the American side to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. According to Tillerson, anti -Russian sanctions will operate until the Minsk agreements and the return of Crimea to Ukraine will fully fulfill. At the same time, the parties noted the important role of Russia in the fulfillment of the conditions of Minsk.