Said Mr. Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, during their phone conversation on 11^th August 2016.

Minister Klimkin informed the British colleague about provocative actions of Russia in the occupied Crimea and escalation of the situation in Donbas.

Mr. Boris Johnson said that the UK would continue to make pressure on Russia in order to prompt Moscow to implement Minsk agreements and to return in the international legal framework.

Ministers agreed to meet soon during one of the international events. Secretary of State also accepted the invitation of the Minister Klimkin to visit Ukraine in the short term.