Poroshenko rejects idea of breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia - MP

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has not supported the idea of breaking off diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Russia.

Bloc of Petro Poroshenko (BPP) MP Ivan Vinnyk said this after a meeting of the BPP faction, which was held at the Presidential Administration, the Priamy television channel reports. 

"The president does not support the idea of breaking off relations with the Russian Federation. This idea, which I proposed to the parliamentary committee, remains under consideration by the committee," Vinnyk said.

The Russian media reported earlier that that the draft law on ensuring Ukraine's sovereignty over the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, which the Verkhovna Rada prepares for second reading, could include the provision on breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia.

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