PRESS RELEASE : As part of the ongoing dialogue, Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhnyy held a telephone conversation with Jacob Sullivan and Mark Milley [September 2022]

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 15 September 2022.

The Head of Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Valerii Zaluzhny held a phone conversation with the US President’s National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley as part of the ongoing dialogue.

The parties discussed the actions Ukrainian side is taking to de-occupy its territories.

Jacob Sullivan and Mark Milley congratulated Ukraine on the successful counter-offensive operation in the Kharkiv region, resulting in liberation of almost 400 towns and villages.

The interlocutors discussed in detail the provision and needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to continue the de-occupation of Ukrainian territories.

Separately, Andriy Yermak emphasized the Russian missile terror attacks against civilian infrastructure on the Ukrainian territory. He said, Ukraine should get reliable security guarantees ASAP to prevent further aggression. Andriy Yermak told the interlocutors about the concept of the Kyiv Security Compact he had presented with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen earlier this week.

Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhny thanked the USA, President Joseph Biden, Congress and the American people for supporting Ukraine in its struggle for independence and freedom of the whole of Europe.