Poroshenko plans to visit Brussels in near future to coordinate actions with EU, NATO

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published March 6, 2019. Updated March 6 at 1:31 pm

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President and Poland's President during a meeting at the headquarters of a multinational Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian brigade in Lublin on Feb. 22, 2019.

Photo by AFP

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has announced his visit to Brussels (Belgium) in order to further coordinate actions with the European Union and NATO.

“We ensure strong international pressure on Kremlin for release of our prisoners of war, restoration of freedom of navigation in the Sea of Azov, implementation of the international status of the Kerch Strait as well as lifting the Russian economic blockade of Ukrainian Azov region. I am going to visit Brussels soon to continue coordination of joint actions with the EU and the NATO,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook on March 6.