Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he appreciated “the unprecedented assistance of the United States to Ukraine.”
Zelensky’s office issued a statement following a meeting in Kyiv between the Ukrainian leader, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
“I would like to thank President (Joe) Biden personally and on behalf of the entire Ukrainian people for his leadership in supporting Ukraine, for his personal clear position. To thank all the American people, as well as the Congress for their bicameral and bipartisan support. We see it. We feel it.”
Zelensky also discussed strengthening US sanctions on Russia, the statement said.
“We understand what the next steps on this track should be. And we count on the support of our partners,” Zelensky said, according to the statement.