Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko expressed guarded optimism Thursday that a U.S. administration under president-elect Donald Trump will continue to back sanctions against Russia.
At a summit with top European Union officials in Brussels, Poroshenko said Trump had raised the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in the east of Ukraine in a conversation with him.
“I had an opportunity to give him very detailed information about the latest situation in the east of my country and Crimea,” Poroshenko told reporters.
He said Ukraine has strong bipartisan support in the United States and “we don’t expect any changes.”
European Council President Donald Tusk said the …read more
Source: Voice of America
