The meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was confirmed by President’s adviser Oleksey Erestovich in an interview on Ukrainian TV.
The meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was confirmed by President’s adviser Oleksey Erestovich in an interview on Ukrainian TV.
US Secretary of State and Defense met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday night in the highest-level visit by a US delegation to the war-torn capital since the start of Russia’s invasion.
The meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was confirmed by President’s adviser Oleksey Erestovich in an interview on Ukrainian TV.
it came as Ukraine pressures the West for more powerful weapons Against Russia’s campaign in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s forces sought to remove the last Ukrainian troops in the battered port of Mariupol.
“Yes, they are meeting with the president. Let’s hope that some decision will be taken on further help, ”said Mr. Erestovich in an interview on Ukrainian TV.
Before the session, Mr. Zelensky said he was looking for Americans to deliver results in both weapons and security guarantees.
“You can’t come to us today empty handed, and we’re not only expecting gifts or some kind of cake, we’re expecting specific things and specific weapons,” he said.
Mr Zelensky’s last face-to-face meeting with a top US official was with Vice President Kamala Harris in Munich on February 19, five days before Russia’s invasion. While the West has sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mr. Zelensky has repeatedly stressed that his country needs more heavy weapons, including long-range air defense systems and warplanes.
In a clear boost for Ukraine, polling agencies said French President Emmanuel Macron will win the election again On the very distant candidate Marine Le Pen. The result was welcomed by France’s allies in the European Union as a reassuring sign of stability and continued support for Ukraine. France has taken a leading role in international efforts to punish Russia with sanctions and is supplying weapons systems to Ukraine.
Mr. Zelensky met with US officials after Ukrainians and Russians celebrate Orthodox Easter, when the faithful celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Speaking from Kyiv’s ancient St. Sophia’s CathedralMr Zelensky, who is Jewish, highlighted its importance to a nation ravaged by nearly two months of war.
“Today’s great holiday gives us great hope and unwavering faith that light will overcome darkness, good will triumph over evil, life will triumph over death, and so Ukraine will certainly win!” They said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Guterres is due to travel to Turkey and then to Moscow and Kyiv on Monday. For Mr. Zelensky to visit Russia before Ukraine was a mistake for Guterres.
“Why? To hand over the signal from Russia? What should we find?” Mr Zelensky said on Saturday. “There are no corpses scattered on Kutuzovsky Prospekt,” he said, referring to one of the main streets of Moscow.