President met with the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
15.02.2019 20:48 | Press office of President
In the framework of the Munich Security Conference, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations James Risch.
Peter Poroshenko congratulated James Risch on his appointment and noted the importance of the bipartisan support of Ukraine by the United States.
The Head of State stressed the importance of coordinated actions in rebuffing the ongoing Russian aggression, the latest manifestation of which was the Russian attack against Ukrainian warships.
Petro Poroshenko emphasized it was time to introduce an "Azov package of sanctions" against Russia as a signal that the lack of changes in Moscow's behavior would continue to increase the price for aggression.
In this context, the importance of the bipartisan legislative initiative of senators to protect American security from the Kremlin's aggression was noted in order to increase the sanctions’ pressure on Russia.
A significant progress of Ukraine on the path of reforms in recent years was underscored, which became possible due to the joint efforts of the Ukrainian authorities and international partners.