MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Poroshenko stressed that Ukraine has been "enjoying the strong bipartisan support" in the US, adding that he's confident that the trends will continue.
"I am absolutely sure that the continuation of our cooperation with the United States will be very effective," the president said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Poroshenko announced that he had agreed on the date of his visit to Washington with US president-elect Donald Trump, after the inauguration. Talking to The Wall Street Journal, he said that he hoped to meet with Trump in February.
"That would be my great pleasure and I think that would be an effective meeting based on my impression on the phone conversation," Poroshenko said.
On Monday, Poroshenko expressed hope that the Ukrainian issue would be among Trump’s top priorities.
Trump has repeatedly expressed readiness to improve relations with Russia, which soured under the Obama administration after Washington, Brussels and their allies accused Russia of fueling tensions in eastern Ukraine. Earlier this month, Trump said that the US sanctions imposed against Russia could be lifted in exchange for a bilateral agreement on the reduction of nuclear arms.
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