(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) US Vice President Joe Biden spoke over the phone Saturday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the situation in eastern Ukraine where a staggering number have been killed.
"President Poroshenko informed the Vice President of his communication with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regarding ICRC's ongoing efforts to distribute multilateral humanitarian aid - including assistance from the United States - to the vulnerable populations in eastern Ukraine," according to a statement from the White House.
The two agreed, "If Russia were serious about improving the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine, it had to immediately stop its shelling of Ukrainian troops and release Ukrainian hostages being held inside Russia, as well as cut its provision of weapons to Russian proxies operating in Ukraine." Both continue, "to urge Russia to engage with the international community and the Ukrainian government to find a political solution to the crisis".
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