President met with the Federal Chancellor of Germany
13.12.2018 16:28 | Press office of President
On the eve of the meeting of the European Council, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
The Head of State expressed gratitude for the efforts made by Germany to end the blockade by Russia of the waters of the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait, as well as for the special attention paid by the Federal Chancellor to the issue of the liberation of Ukrainian sailors and guarantee of freedom of navigation in the region.
The President also urged the EU countries to respond appropriately to the act of Russian aggression in the waters of the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait and the targeted impediment to freedom of navigation by introducing the so-called "Azov package of sanctions".