EU head of diplomacy Josep Borrell assured Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal of the EU's support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Borrell said this at a press conference in Brussels following a meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council, reports "

" I also conveyed this message during my meeting last week to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov - including the need to fully implement the Minsk agreements, "

He added that the EU does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.

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