On the 13th of August, 2014 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö.

The President of Finland assured that he was closely watching the developments in Ukraine, particularly the implementation of international humanitarian mission for Luhansk. He positively evaluated coordination of the mission by the ICRC. Sauli Niinisto also noted the importance of geopolitical context of developments in the Donbas that attract the attention of Finnish society as well.

The Ukrainian President expressed gratitude to the President of Finland for his support and invited him to visit Ukraine.

The parties also discussed ways of intensifying international engagement in the settlement of the situation in the Donbas.