On Monday, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, who is visiting Washington, held a series of important meetings with President Biden’s administration and the State Department.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed with Yermak in a closed-door meeting steps to continue supporting Ukraine and Ukraine’s needs as the winter months approach.
National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told Voice of America about this. According to him, the meeting between Sullivan and Ermak – Continuation of cooperation between the two officials, which has continued since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“This is another opportunity to discuss how the United States will continue to support Ukraine, how we will continue to talk with members of Congress about the importance of supporting Ukraine in the future and the request for additional funding that the president has made. , in particular to provide assistance to Ukraine. But it is also an opportunity to get information from Mr. Ermak about how the (Ukrainian) counteroffensive is going, what is happening on the battlefield, what their needs are, and what they think the future prospects are as the months of war approach. winter. .” – Kirby said.
In a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, the Ukrainian delegation discussed the situation on the front lines and the urgent needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in particular regarding air defense systems.
The meeting with the Ukrainian delegation was also attended by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, and Deputy Undersecretary of State for Eastern Europe, Chris Smith.
“We have made clear in all our conversations with the Ukrainian government that we will continue to support them.” – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller emphasized when speaking about this meeting.
Ermak wrote on Telegram that the conversation included, among other things, the expected increase in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter.
“Ukraine needs air defense and missile defense systems that protect Ukrainian cities, major critical infrastructure facilities, as well as grain corridor routes.” – said Andrey Ermak.
The Ukrainian delegation, headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko, discussed with their American colleagues the conclusion of a bilateral agreement between Ukraine and the United States on security guarantees for the implementation of the G7 joint statement on support for Ukraine, which the leaders of seven countries signed in Vilnius on July 12.
The issues of sanctions against the Russian Federation and the mechanism for allocating frozen Russian assets to the restoration of Ukraine were also discussed.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian delegation will meet with US congressmen and senators to convince them to vote in favor of allocating aid to Israel and Ukraine in a single package.
The Ukrainian delegation’s visit to the United States comes ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (ASEAN) leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, where US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and leaders of the South. Global on Wednesday to discuss the global situation. security architecture.
