Ukraine and the United States have achieved unprecedented dynamics in high-level defense contacts
The third telephone conversation took place in less than a month between the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhny, and the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Millie.
“During the conversation, we exchanged views on the security situation around Ukraine. I thanked the strategic partner for his overwhelming support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, “the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stressed.
A permanent direct dialogue was initiated in the heart of the provisions of the Strategic Foundations of the Defense Partnership and following the visit of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov to the United States.
“I welcome the third telephone conversation between Valery Zaluzhny and Mark Millie. As a result of my visit, we have a number of concrete results. indeed, American experts have already conducted a review of the capabilities of our air defense system. This will provide an opportunity to continue the substantive dialogue on how to improve it. The regime of constant contacts between military leaders allows exchanging information on the security situation and discussing urgent issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as coordinating joint efforts to reform the army, develop and increase the promotional capacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I am sincerely grateful to the United States for supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and providing concrete assistance in repelling and deterring Russia’s armed aggression, “Oleksiy Reznikov said.