Biden, Poroshenko call on Russia, separatists to implement ceasefire deal


  • World
  • Sunday, 15 Mar 2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone on Saturday and both called on Russia and pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine to implement the Minsk ceasefire agreements, the White House said.

Both leaders also welcomed the disbursement of the first tranche of a new International Monetary Fund programmes for Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.

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