Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after his telephone conversation with his American counterpart Joe Biden that the US and Ukraine have "begun to work on a bilateral agreement in the field of security", France Press reported, quoted by BTA.
"Our teams - of Ukraine and the US - have started working on a bilateral security agreement," Zelensky said in his daily video address, also assuring that Kiev and Washington have made progress on the issue of supplying US missiles with large range of action ATAKMS.
In recent months, Ukraine has signed security agreements with several European countries, including France, Great Britain and Finland.
These agreements essentially represent commitments by these countries to continue to provide long-term military and financial support to Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion, according to AFP.
On Saturday, the US House of Representatives approved a new $61 billion aid package for Ukraine that had been blocked for months by political wrangling in Washington.
Biden promised Volodymyr Zelensky that he would send this aid "quickly" after the US Congress finally passes it to meet the "urgent needs" of Ukraine.
"I am grateful to the president, his team and all members of the US Congress," Zelensky said in his video address, after earlier thanking Biden in a phone call for his "unreserved support" for Ukraine.