Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unequivocal and resounding message to the world: the United States stands with Ukraine
can we read in a press release from the American delegation published at the end of their visit.
This meeting comes a week after the trip to kyiv by the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken and the American Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin. During their trip, the two officials announced the gradual return of an American diplomatic presence in Ukraine and additional direct and indirect aid of more than $700 million.
President Zelensky welcomed the very important signals
donated by the United States and President Joe Biden in connection with the program Lend Lease (Lend-Lease) for Ukraine, like that set up by the United States during the Second World War, in order to provide friendly countries with war material without intervening directly in the conflict.
The United States is a leader in strong support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression
tweeted the Ukrainian president to accompany a video where we see him, flanked by armed guards, welcoming Ms. Pelosi and a congressional delegation in front of the presidency in kyiv and then meeting with the American delegation.
The issue of Western support
President Zelensky warned on Saturday that the Russians formed reinforcements in the Kharkiv region, trying to increase the pressure in the Donbass
.
Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Saturday evening that he informed US Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley of the difficult situation in the east of our country, especially in the Izium and Sieverodonetsk regions, where the enemy has concentrated most of its efforts and its most combat-ready troops
two cities located roughly in the Kharkiv-Lugansk axis.
Nearly a thousand civilians are still hiding inside the Azovstal industrial site, which has an extensive network of underground tunnels.
Photo: Reuters / ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO
The northeastern neighborhoods of Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city, are hit daily by Russian rockets, causing the death of civilians.
On the armament side, the face-to-face is essentially done with artillery. The balance of power there is extremely favorable to the Russians, until five times better in terms of equipment
according to Iryna Terehovych, sergeant of the Ukrainian 123rd Brigade.
Western support therefore represents a considerable challenge, with the United States at the forefront. President Joe Biden asked Congress this week for a colossal budget extension of $ 33 billion, in particular to deliver more military aid to kyiv.
A satellite image of the Azovstal steelworks, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol which also serves as a shelter for a thousand civilians.
Photo: Reuters/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES
London has also shown its help. I am more determined than ever to strengthen Ukraine and make sure Putin fails
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted on Saturday evening.
A little earlier, Emmanuel Macron informed his Ukrainian counterpart, by telephone, that France was going to strenghten
its shipments of military equipment to Ukraine, in particular by supplying long-range guns.
The French president also said that would continue the mission of French experts contributing to the collection of evidence for […] allow the work of international justice relating to the crimes committed within the framework of the Russian aggression
.
This followed the announcement on Saturday by the kyiv region police of the discovery the day before of three bodies in a mass grave in Myrotske, a village near Boutcha, a small town that has become the symbol of atrocities attributed to Russia.
Reference-ici.radio-canada.ca