The United States is prioritizing efforts to boost Ukraine's air defenses, President Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart, as President Zelenskiy stepped up efforts to secure assistance over the Russian invasion that is dragging into a tenth month
Heavy fighting in the country's east and south continued unabated, while drone and missile strikes on key power infrastructure, notably in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, kept many Ukrainians in the cold and dark.
"We are constantly working with partners," Zelenskiy said after talking to Biden and the leaders of France and Turkey, adding that he expects some "important results" next week from a series of international events that will tackle the situation in Ukraine.European Union foreign ministers While Zelenskiy has held numerous talks with Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan since Russian forces invaded in late February, the accumulation of discussions in just one day is not a regular event.Biden for "unprecedented defence and financial" help the United States has provided and talked with the U.S. president about Ukraine's need for effective anti-aircraft defence systems to protect the population.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CBS's "60 Minutes" Washington's support for Ukraine's military and economy - more than $50 billion and counting - would continue "for as long as it takes" and reiterated that ending the war was the single best thing the United States could do for the global economy.
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