During the meeting, the Spanish delegation was informed about aggravation of security situation in the east of Ukraine due to increased incidents of infiltration into Ukraine of armoured vehicles and mercenaries through the Ukrainian-Russian border.
Ukrainian side drew attention to the efforts of the Government to restore the infrastructure in the Donbas area and provide social assistance to the citizens being forced to leave their homes. First Deputy Minister highlighted the steps of the Foreign Ministry toward the release of Nadiia Savchenko and Oleg Sentsov, who are illegally detained in Russia.