Russia-Ukraine war: US Prez Joe Biden meets Ukraine's foreign, defence minister
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US President Joe Biden on Saturday met Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and sought an update on Ukraine`s military, diplomatic and humanitarian situation.
New Delhi: Amid growing escalations between Russia and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden on Saturday met Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov during his visit to Poland and sought "an update on Ukraine`s military, diplomatic and humanitarian situation," said the White House in a statement.
As per the White House, Biden on Saturday dropped in a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and their Ukrainian counterparts, Kuleba and Reznikov.
The discussion between US and Ukraine included "further efforts to help Ukraine defend its territory.”
In a tweet, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said the meeting between Ukrainian Ministers and US Secretaries allowed him to seek "practical decisions in both political and defence spheres in order to fortify Ukraine`s ability to fight back," while Ukrainian Defence Minister tweeted that he acquired "cautious optimism."
The US President’s meeting with top Ukrainian officials came as he visited Poland, after attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit, G7 gathering and the summit of the European Council -- three intensive summits in two days with the Ukraine crisis as a major focus.
