U.S. senators leave for Mariupol to attend presentation of U.S. defensive system – Saakashvili
U.S. senators, who are on a visit to Ukraine, on Saturday morning departed for Mariupol, Donetsk region, ex-president of Georgia, former head of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili has said.
"Together with leaders of the New Forces Movement we have started the last day of the year with a breakfast with a delegation of senators, friends of Ukraine, and the United States ambassador. [...] After the breakfast, they flew to Mariupol to the presentation of the U.S. defensive system, the acquisition of which I together with others lobbied last year in Congress," Saakashvili wrote on his Facebook page.
He also said that he had introduced to his American friends the new generation of Ukrainian politicians, including former head of the Odesa customs Yulia Marushevska.
As reported, Poroshenko met with the Senate delegation led by Senator John McCain (the Republican Party) on Friday. The delegation also included Senators Lindsey Graham (the Republican Party) and Amy Klobuchar (the Democratic Party). Poroshenko invited senators to visit Donbas.
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