The US Secretary of State and the Pentagon chief personally came to Kyiv to talk to the President of Ukraine.
Assistance to Ukraine in countering Russian aggression was the number one issue in talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin , who arrived in Kyiv on the evening of April 24, said the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to Ukrainians.
“Our talks with them were long enough, about three hours, meaningful and effective. I am grateful to the people of the United States and personally to President Joe Biden for the strong, sincere support we receive. These are real things that strengthen not only our state, but democracy as a whole. We share the same understanding with the United States: when democracy wins in one country, it wins all over the world. When freedom is defended in one country, it is protected all over the world, “the president said.
According to Zelensky, the talks agreed on further steps to strengthen the Armed Forces and meet all the priority needs of our army, including and preparations for the big ministerial meeting in Germany on April 26 , which will bring together 40 defense ministers of partner countries. The key issue is the protection of Ukraine, the protection of freedom in Eastern Europe.
Ways to strengthen sanctions were also discussed.
“And the fact that Russia is not looking for peace and is demonstratively killing even on Easter shows that more sanctions pressure is needed. It is necessary to block all opportunities for Russia to circumvent sanctions. So we handed over to our partners a special plan to strengthen sanctions against Russia, which was developed by an international export group led by Andriy Yermak and Michael McFaul, “the president said.
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A separate point of the talks was the financial support of Ukraine.
“When tyranny has enormous financial resources from oil and gas exports, the issue of financial support for freedom becomes vital. I heard a full understanding of this position from American friends, “Zelensky said.
Previously we reported that after the talks on April 24 the United States promised Ukraine additional military assistance in the amount of 713 million dollars and announced the appointment of a new US ambassador to Ukraine.
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