- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with the leaders of the Ukrainian opposition for the first time in Germany , in an effort to show support for the pro - democracy demonstrators in Ukraine .
On the sidelines of the opening of the Munich Security Conference this weekend , Kerry would " have the opportunity to do his first meeting with a number of opposition figures in Ukraine " on Saturday , said a senior official of the U.S. State Department on Thursday ( 30/1 )
Opposition leaders are scheduled to attend , the Udar Party leader and former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko and opposition politicians Arseniy Yatsenyuk .
Kerry is also expected to meet with the pop star Ruslana was the winner of the Eurovision Singing Contest Ukraine . Ruslana has emboldened protesters in Freedom Square in recent weeks by holding a free show .
" We are optimistic that the dialogue between the government and the opposition began to bear fruit , " said the U.S. official told reporters in a telephone news conference , as reported by AFP .
" There is a question whether they can move to form a government of national unity . So they came to Munich in the midst of negotiations over whether this process of political cohesiveness may be viewed as progress . "
The official was speaking just before the plane leaves Kerry Andrews Air Force Base in his first sojourn to Berlin as part of a three- day visit to Germany .
Representatives of the Ukrainian government is also expected to be present at the Munich talks , including Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara .
In a bilateral meeting Kerry , the U.S. will also " talk about how we support what we hope will be the return to democracy " in Ukraine
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