PRESS RELEASE : Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhny discussed new package of military aid for Ukraine with Jacob Sullivan and Mark Milley

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 2 June 2022.

Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhny had a phone conversation with US President’s National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan and United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.

The conversation took place the day before, a few hours before the announcement by US President Joseph Biden of a new $ 700 million defense aid package for our country, which includes HIMARS and munitions.

As part of the ongoing dialogue, the parties discussed the security situation in Ukraine, as well as a new package of military assistance from the United States, which also includes Mi-17 helicopters, Javelin missiles, tactical vehicles, radar stations and munitions.

Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhny thanked the United States for its assistance and raised the issue of the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to repel Russia’s armed aggression.

“We have discussed future arms supplies to our army,” said the Head of the President’s Office.