{"id":21193,"date":"2022-04-25T18:13:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=21193"},"modified":"2022-04-25T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:13:50","slug":"ukrainian-president-top-u-s-officials-discuss-assistance-for-kiev-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/25\/ukrainian-president-top-u-s-officials-discuss-assistance-for-kiev-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian President, top U.S. officials discuss assistance for Kiev"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met in Kiev on Monday to discuss Washington\u2019s assistance for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The presidential press service said the parties discussed defence assistance, strengthening of sanctions on Russia, financial support for Ukraine<\/a> and security guarantees.<\/p>\n

According to a statement on the Ukrainian presidential website, the U.S. has provided 3.4 billion dollars in defence support for the country, the largest contribution to strengthening Ukraine\u2019s defence capabilities.<\/p>\n

While speaking on the financial assistance, Zelensky expressed hope that the United States would help Ukraine in the post-conflict recovery and facilitate the access of Ukrainian goods to the U.S. market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zelensky also called for more sanctions against Russia, while handing over to the American side an action plan to strengthen sanctions on the country.<\/p>\n

Blinken and Austin arrived in Kiev on Sunday, according to media<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n