“My support for the Ukrainian people is unwavering,” the vice president and candidate for the White House said today House of Representatives from the Democratic Party Kamala Harris during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reported France Press, quoted by BTA.
„There are people in my country who would like to force Ukraine to give up large parts of its sovereign territory, who would want Ukraine to declare itself neutral, and who would want Ukraine to give up its military relations with other countries. These proposals are the same as Putin's and are not proposals for peace. They are offers of capitulation, which is dangerous and irresponsible,” she added, alluding to her Republican rival Donald Trump.
"If we allow the aggressors to take territory with impunity, Putin may turn his attention to Poland, the Baltic republics and NATO allies. We must defend international order and norms. The US supports Ukraine because it is in its strategic interest. Nothing concerning Ukraine can be solved without Ukraine itself," Harris also said, quoted by Reuters.
Zelensky thanked her for the support and added that his country urgently needs to strengthen its air defense.
The candidate of the Republican Party for the White House, Donald Trump, announced that today he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reported France Presse, quoted by BTA.
„As you know, Zelensky asked to meet with me. "I will meet with him tomorrow morning around 9:45 a.m. EST at Trump Tower in New York," Trump said in a statement to the media.
"We have some disagreements with Zelensky," added the former president.
The meeting between the two has been the subject of much speculation over the past week, notes AFP.
According to the American press, Donald Trump did not like the interview Volodymyr Zelensky gave to the magazine “New Yorker”, in which the Ukrainian leader claimed that the Republican candidate “doesn't really know how to stop this war.
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The former American president has repeatedly stated that he will settle the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours”, without ever explaining how.
In recent months, he has been particularly critical of the billions of dollars spent by the US to support Kiev in its war against Russia, urging Europe to “move up”.
The Ukrainian president was in Washington today, where he met with his colleague Joe Biden and with Donald Trump's rival in the elections - Vice President Kamala Harris, extending his visit to the United States to meet with Trump as well, according to Reuters.< /p>
Earlier yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House, and his American colleague Joe Biden announced that the United States will provide another $2.4 billion in military aid to Ukraine, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.< /strong>
The military aid package includes another Patriot air defense system, long-range bombs and drones. Biden also said that by the end of his term in January, another $5.5 billion will flow into Ukraine.
In addition, the US will support the training of 18 more Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots. US-made aircraft are provided to Kyiv by other countries, but the US government participates in the training program.
Biden said it was “clear that we support Ukraine now and in the future” as he sat with Zelensky in the Oval Office before the two leaders began their closed-door meeting.
Zelensky thanked Biden for “his strong support” and said the latest military aid package was “a big help” for Kyiv. The Ukrainian president has informed his American counterpart of his plan to win the war in Ukraine.