PM call with President Poroshenko: 24 May 2018
Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May spoke to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.
A Downing Street Spokesperson said:
鈥淵esterday evening, the Prime Minister held a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp two leaders discussed the Minsk process and the situation in eastern Ukraine and the need to tackle instability there.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister reiterated the UK鈥檚 strong support for Ukraine, including our commitment to maintaining pressure on Russia through EU sanctions.
鈥淪he went on to discuss how the international response to the poisoning incident in Salisbury had shown that coordinated action by a broad range of allies is the most effective way to respond to Russian aggression.
鈥溁使谔逵齛ppy also discussed the announcement by the Joint Investigation Team that the missile which brought down flight MH17 belonged to the Russian army 鈥� pointing out that such actions fit into a well-established pattern of Russian aggression.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister offered the UK鈥檚 full support to the investigation team which is looking into the incident, which saw 10 UK citizens lose their lives.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister and President discussed the importance of Ukraine鈥檚 reform agenda, and looked forward to the forthcoming Ukraine reform conference in Copenhagen and the opportunity to demonstrate the progress made.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Prime Minister also thanked President Poroshenko for the strong cooperation between Ukraine and the UK ahead of the Champions League Final on Saturday, where 30,000 British fans are expected to travel to Kyiv to see Liverpool take on Real Madrid.鈥�