Defence Support: US, Ukraine Officials Discuss Kyiv Situation

The head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, discussed the current situation in Kyiv and defence support to Ukraine with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

“Andriy Yermak informed (Sullivan) of the current situation at the front and the decisions made by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the military leadership regarding the course of the defence operation in the Bakhmut sector,” said a statement by the Ukrainian presidency following a phone conversation between the two officials.

The statement added that the officials also discussed ongoing international efforts to provide defence and financial support to Ukraine.

Yermak also thanked US President Joe Biden, both houses of the US Congress, and the American people for their “unwavering and strong support of Ukraine in its ongoing struggle for territorial integrity, freedom, and European democratic values.”