Live crossover: NATO Secretary-General meets Ukrainian president

Visiting NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has held talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other government officals in Kyiv. The Secretary-General said they “decided to establish four trust funds to assist Ukraine.” For the latest, let’s cross live to our correspondent Kate Parkinson in Kyiv.

Q1: Kate, can you tell us what kind of support is likely following Rasmussen’s visit?

Q2: Fighting is escalating in the east, and there have been clashes in Kyiv as well, please tell us more about the security situation across the country.