The United States will continue to support by all means the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and will continue to work hard to consolidate international efforts to support Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this at a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Wales on Thursday, reports GHN based on Ukrinform.
Kerry said that the United States hopes for a real ceasefire and that Russian troops will leave Ukraine.
"That's our goal, and we're going to talk now about some of the details with respect to this challenge of how we really resolve a longer-term confrontation," he said.
Poroshenko thanked the United States for continued support and unity and solidarity with Ukraine in the context of countering aggression: "This is the fighting for democracy, fighting for freedom, and the Ukrainian people are mobilized to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their country."
He also spoke about the steps being taken by the Ukrainian side to ensure the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, in particular, a package of proposals for Friday's meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group, which was prepared by Ukraine.