09:24 20.10.2023

Zelenskyy, Biden discuss further strengthening of Ukrainian 'long-range' defense capabilities

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Zelenskyy, Biden discuss further strengthening of Ukrainian 'long-range' defense capabilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, thanked him for the supply of ATACMS missiles.

"I spoke with Joe Biden to thank him for the effective implementation of our latest defense agreements. Ukrainians are greatly encouraged by the delivery of ATACMS, and our warriors are putting them to good use on the battlefield," he said on the X social network.

"We discussed further strengthening our long-range capabilities," Zelenskyy also said.

According to him, he appreciates "U.S. Special Representative Penny Pritzker's recent fruitful visit to Ukraine, during which we started productive talks on ways to use frozen Russian assets."

"I also informed President Biden of the most recent legislation on PEPs that the Ukrainian parliament had passed, which advances reforms on the path to opening Ukraine's EU accession talks," he said.

Zelenskyy "welcomed President Biden's visit to Israel aimed at seeking peace and protection of civilian lives. We also discussed our next joint steps to advance the Peace Formula. I welcomed the U.S. decision to send its representative to the next advisors' meeting in Malta at the end of this month. Ukraine is grateful for the vital and enduring U.S. support in our fight for freedom and against Russian aggression," the president also said.

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