Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko about implementation of the Minsk agreements, economic reforms, and
anti-corruption initiatives.
The Vice President congratulated President
Poroshenko on the conduct of Ukraine's local elections, which represent another
milestone in the country's democratic development.
The two leaders also
discussed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, and agreed that Russia
and the separatists had to immediately fulfil President Putin's pledge from the
October 2 Normandy leaders' meeting in Paris to grant full OSCE access to the
entire territory of the Donbas.
Regarding economic reforms, the Vice
President reiterated the U.S. willingness to provide a third $1 billion loan
guarantee to Ukraine contingent on continued Ukrainian progress to investigate
and prosecute corruption and ensure that Ukraine's tax reform is consistent
with its IMF program.
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