Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s President has hailed talks with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State and Lloyd Austin, US Defense Secretary as “encouraging” and “effective.”

Speaking in today video address, he said the US is offering “powerful” support to his country. Zelenskyy added that they agreed “on further steps to strengthen the armed forces of Ukraine and meet all the priority needs of our army.” He noted that ramping up sanctions against Moscow also was on the meeting’s agenda.

Blinken and Austin said the United States had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition for Ukraine’s war effort, along with more than $300 million in foreign military financing.

Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine would expect the United States to lead other allies in offering a set of security guarantees in the future, the Associated Press (AP) news reported.

Source: Oman News Agency