U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called Friday for a resolution in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
A White House statement said Biden and Poroshenko spoke by telephone and “expressed deep concern over the recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where cease-fire violations by combined Russian-separatist forces are at their highest levels since 2015, often using heavy weapons.”
The White House said Biden “relayed that the United States had sent a message to Russia that the world is watching and underscored the need to de-escalate the situation.” It said the vice president also …read more
Source: Voice of America
