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President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday, September 19, had a meeting with President of the European Council Donald Tusk in the course of the working visit to the United States, according to the Ukrainian president's press service.
The parties discussed the situation in Donbas and coordinated positions on the Ukrainian initiative to deploy the UN peacekeeping mission in the occupied Donbas, the press service reported.
The Ukrainian president thanked Donald Tusk for the decision to continue sanctions against Russia, earlier imposed over Moscow's actions against Ukraine's sovereignty.
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The parties also discussed preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit that will take place in Brussels in November.