The Ukrainian presidential office has confirmed that President Petro Poroshenko does not plan to meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland on June 22.
“A meeting with Victoria Nuland is not planned in the president’s schedule,” the presidential press service told Interfax- Ukraine on June 22.
It was reported earlier that Nuland arrived in Kyiv on June 22. According to the U.S. embassy to Ukraine, Nuland is expected to meet with senior Ukrainian government officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including reform priorities and Minsk implementation.
“She will then travel to Moscow, Russia to meet with senior Russian government officials to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine and next steps to implement the Minsk agreements in support of the Normandy countries and the Trilateral Contact Group,” the embassy said.
Based on information possessed by Interfax-Ukraine, Nuland will meet with officials from the Ukrainian presidential office, likely including deputy presidential chief of staff Kostiantyn Yeliseyev, who is in charge of foreign policy issues.
The Verkhovna Rada press service had reported earlier that Nuland would meet with Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy during her visit.
