Ukraine not worried relations with U.S. fraying in Trump era

Ukraine's Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk speaks during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has strongly signalled it will continue to support Ukraine, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Friday, adding that the war-torn country had a "good, pragmatic" relationship with Washington.

Ukraine has previously expressed some nervousness about the possibility the Trump administration might try to cut a deal with Russia over Crimea and the eastern part of Ukraine that has been seized by Russian-backed separatists.