A Twitter user calls Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Yaresko, who reached a debt-restructuring deal with international creditors today, “a financial cyborg.”
“There are military cyborgs, and there are financial ones. Bravo!” reads the tweet.
The tweet is a reference to the well-known pro-Ukrainian armed volunteers who attempted to protect the Donetsk Airport and were nicknamed "cyborgs" for their tenacity.
Here is a map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone today, issued by Ukraine's Defense Ministry (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
President Poroshenko has arrived in Brussels.
He is planning to meet European Commission Chief Jean Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
Seven Ukrainian fighters were killed, 13 wounded yesterday in Donbas, reported Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuznyak.
President Petro Poroshenko in Brussels stressed that Russia needs to abide by the Minsk agreements and immediately implement the cease-fire in Donbas.
“Minsk-3 cannot happen. It is necessary to fulfill the existing agreements. Today’s meetings were among other things devoted to the fact that Russia doesn’t respect its own commitments,” said Poroshenko after a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
The Ukrainian president also commented on the negotiations taking place in Minsk today. He said that he didn’t understand why it was necessary to wait for a week, until September 1, before cease-fire implementation.
“As the president of Ukraine I am interested in an immediate cease-fire. Because it is unknown how many lives the wait until September 1 will coast for us. What is the reason for us to wait a week for the cease-fire? A direct obligation of Russia is the cease-fire regime starting February 15,” said Poroshenko.President Petro Poroshenko in Brussels stressed that Russia needs to abide by the Minsk agreements and immediately implement the cease-fire in Donbas.