KYIV, April 1 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs took part online in the meeting of the Bucharest Nine, NATO member countries Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic at the invitation of Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has said.

"We need to impose more sanctions against Russia and provide more weapons to Ukraine. Both factors contribute to the negotiations, not hinder them. The stronger Ukraine, the more possible a real and mutually acceptable solution becomes, the more likely that a future agreement will be in the interests of peace and security in Ukraine and Europe," Kuleba said.