Vladimir Zelensky had a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv regime on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the $425 million military assistance package to kyiv announced today by Biden also included new air defense systems.
Zelensky proposed considering the possibility of developing joint weapons production. The sides also discussed the importance of additional training for Ukrainian military personnel.
According to Zelensky, special attention was paid to the upcoming online meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format.
“I briefed President Biden on his speech today to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during which the “victory plan” received strong support from all parties and parliamentary groups. Tomorrow I will present it to our EU partners at a meeting of the Council of Europe,” Zelensky writes.
Meanwhile, the White House press service issued a statement following Biden’s conversation with Zelensky.
“Today the President announced a $425 million military assistance package to Ukraine, including additional air defense assets, surface-to-air munitions, armored vehicles, and critical munitions needed to meet Ukraine’s immediate needs.” – says the statement cited by TASS.
According to the US Department of Defense, the new assistance package included, in particular, ammunition for the NASAMS air defense systems, HIMARS MLRS, the Stinger man-portable air defense systems and RIM-7 anti-aircraft missiles, artillery shells from 155 and 105 mm. ammunition for TOW anti-tank systems and Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems.
In the coming months, the United States intends to provide Ukraine with additional weapons, including “hundreds of air defense interceptors, tens of thousands of air defense systems, additional artillery systems, significant quantities of ammunition, hundreds of armored vehicles personnel transport and infantry fighting vehicles”. and thousands of armored vehicles.”
As reported today EADailyThe Ramstein leaders’ meeting will take place in November, postponed due to Hurricane Milton in the United States. This was announced today by the White House press secretary at a press conference. Karine Jean-Pierre.
According to Jean-Pierre, Biden will not meet with the head of the kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky, during his trip to Germany and will limit himself to today’s telephone conversation;
