Biden to discuss sanctions against Russia with EU leaders on February 6

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will discuss the situation in Ukraine with the leaders of the European Union on Friday, February 6, in Brussels, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday during a telephone press conference, according to Russian news agency TASS.

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"In Brussels, Biden will discuss the situation in Ukraine and the need to impose sanctions against Russia," the spokesman said.

According to the White House, during his European visit Biden will also meet in Munich with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on January 29 Poroshenko and Biden, speaking by phone, agreed to hold a bilateral meeting during the Munich Security Conference, which will be held on February 6-8.

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