Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Mr. Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials to “reaffirm our strong and unwavering commitment to Ukraine and its defense against unprovoked Russian aggression,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in the statement. .
A senior US diplomatic official visited Kyiv on Monday, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and assured him of Washington’s “strong and unwavering commitment” to Ukraine, according to a State Department press release.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Mr. Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials to “reaffirm our strong and unwavering commitment to Ukraine and its defense against unprovoked Russian aggression,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in the statement. .
Ms. Sherman led a US delegation to the Ukrainian capital that held talks with Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on US military aid to Ukraine, economic aid and to build a bilateral and lasting trade partnership.
The delegation also “heard from young Ukrainians who have adapted their business and other activities to support their fellow citizens as they look ahead to the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine,” according to the statement.
Hostilities are raging in Ukraine, where the war is in its eleventh month. On Saturday, a rocket hit an apartment building in Dnipro (east) killing at least 40 people and injuring 75 others.
At the end of December, Mr. Zelenskiy visited the White House where he was received by US President Joe Biden. During his visit to Washington, the Ukrainian president called for $45 billion in emergency military and economic aid to his country.
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