(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) shingtonApril 21 -Tthe White House said on Monday that US Vice President Joe Biden was to travel to Ukraine later today amid ongoing tensions with Russia in the former Soviet state. Biden was on Tuesday to hold talks with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov as well as members of the Rada or parliament the Sate Department said. Discussions would cover "the international community's efforts to help stabilize and strengthen Ukraine's economy and to assist Ukraine in moving forward on constitutional reform decentralization anti-corruption efforts and free and fair presidential elections on May 25th" it said. "In these meetings the Vice President will also consult on the latest developments in eastern Ukraine and on steps to enhance Ukraine's short- and long-term energy security." Clashes broke out Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk between Ukrainian nationalists and pro-Russia supporters.
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