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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a two -party delegation of the United Sta...

Question number one - air defense: President during a meeting with US Congressmen

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a two -party delegation of the United States Congress, which is in Ukraine. The Head of State thanked the Congressmen for a visit and noted that they arrived in Kiev after a very powerful and critical decision for us. “Thank you again for that. The people of Ukraine were counting on this decision. We are pleased that the United States is with Ukraine that you remain our main powerful ally, ”said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The president told Congressmen that before the meeting with them he had a telephone conversation with the President of the United States Joseph Biden. The heads of state, in particular, discussed the possibility of accelerating the provision of a military assistance package to Ukraine. «Quantity number one - air defense. We absolutely need air defense. After making a decision, we really need specific assistance with this.

We also need very specific weapons in order to help the military and protect civilians. We are talking about the need, of course, weapons that beat on a larger radius. The artillery shells are also very important in importance, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

During the meeting, they discussed in detail macro -financial, military assistance, including the need for artillery shells, the missiles of the long -range radius, the means of RB and UAV, combat aviation, as well as support in the development of the Ukrainian defense industry.