Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has met with a U.S. House of Representatives delegation headed by Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services William Thornberry, and he thanked the U.S. Congress for supporting Ukraine in boosting the country's defense potential.

Yatseniuk also discussed American support for reforms in Ukraine with the congressmen, the Cabinet's press service reported on Tuesday. The press service also said that they paid particular attention to reinforcing energy security and fighting corruption.

Yatseniuk said that the recent public arrest of the former Head of the State Emergency Service was evidence of the Ukrainian authorities' determination to get rid of corrupt officials.