President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the international security forum "Dialogue" Shangri La“ in Singapore.
„I had a meeting with the US Secretary of Defense. The key topic of discussion is the defense needs of Ukraine, the strengthening of the Ukrainian air defense system, the supply of F-16 aircraft, the preparation of a bilateral security agreement, Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel< span>.
He did not give any details about the negotiations.
Zelensky also thanked US President Joe Biden for the “decision on defensive strikes with American weapons” on the territory of the Russian Federation. On May 30, the Pentagon confirmedthat the US administration had agreed to strike with US weapons on Russian territory during the counter-battery.