Ukraine's Poroshenko meets defense chief Mattis at Pentagon

Record ID: 896208

  • Title: Ukraine's Poroshenko meets defense chief Mattis at Pentagon
  • Date: 20th June 2017
  • Summary: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 20, 2017) (REUTERS) U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY JIM MATTIS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE PENTAGON
  • Embargoed: 4th July 2017 19:27
  • Keywords: Ukraine Poroshenko Mattis Pentagon Defense
  • Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016M33LTZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reinforced bilateral ties during a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday (June 20). Mattis assured Poroshenko of continued U.S. support "in the face of threats to sovereignty, to international law or to the international order."
    Earlier in the day, Poroshenko met with U.S. President Trump in talks that the White House said was about ways to resolve peacefully the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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