United States special envoy for Ukraine negotiations Kurt Volker will hold a meeting with Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov in Belgrade on October 7 to discuss ways to catalyze the implementation of Minsk agreements on Donbas settlement and restore Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declares the inadmissibility of "freezing" the issue of Crimea de-occupation and emphasizes the price for Russian aggression must keep rising.
On September 14, 2017, the Council of the European Union prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for a further six months, until March 15, 2018. The measures consist of asset freezes and travel bans.