Biegun assures Zelensky that Ukraine has bipartisan support in the United States
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun who reiterated the United States’ support for Ukraine.
The meeting took place after a telephone conversation between Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, the press service of the Head of State informs.
“At the meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky raised the issues of bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and the United States, including financial and military support for our country. Stephen Biegun stressed that the United States is a strategic partner of Ukraine and underscored that Ukraine has bipartisan support in the United States… Speaking about foreign policy, Stephen Biegun praised Ukraine’s position on non-interference in the US elections,” the statement reads.
Zelensky informed in detail about the progress of negotiations on ending the war in Donbas and promoting peace in Minsk and Normandy formats.
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State called it a great achievement to maintain the comprehensive and complete ceasefire for 31 days already.
The parties also discussed the action plans amidst coronavirus pandemic. Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the countries need to cooperate in order to return to normal life as soon as possible and restore the work of all sectors of the economy.
In addition, Volodymyr Zelensky and Stephen Biegun visited PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih and got acquainted with the work of the Continuous Casting Department of Converter Shop.
On August 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a working trip to Dnipropetrovsk region.
(c) Ukrinform
“The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State called it a great achievement to maintain the comprehensive and complete ceasefire for 31 days already.”
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State is talking out of his rear end. Not sure why all the media in the West are proclaiming this ceasefire has not been violated for a month, it is violated every day.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3088269-invaders-violate-ceasefire-in-donbas-once-no-casualties-reported.html
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The next US administration needs to formulate a pro-active strategy to stop all this nonsense once and for all.
The time for diplomacy has passed. A crushing sanctions regime and the establishment of a powerful US military base at Ochakiv will be two steps in the right direction.
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This is playing right into the hands of Russia. Along with the useless sack of crap pretending to be the Ukrainian president, and the EU champing at the bit to get back to business as usual with the mafia state, the situation in Ukraine looks worse than has done for years. Ukraine have to take a lot of the blame, by not crushing corruption, they proved money is more important than loyalty to their country.
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It is crucial to deal with corruption, but even if they do, it still won’t change much for Ukraine’s international position. It is now crystal clear that the existing members of Nato and the EU have no intention of ever letting Ukraine or Georgia join. Both outfits are swarming with putlerite scum.
Whilst it is confirmed that the putinazis did influence Brexit, the reason is misunderstood. Popular opinion has it that putler hates the EU and wants to weaken it by Britain’s withdrawal. In fact the truth is that the EU will be stronger from a putinazi standpoint post-Brexit, since it will be left with only Pribaltika and Poland as anti-putler states.
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Scandinavia is not pro-Putler, but other than the Baltic States – Sweden and Finland are not in Nato and therefore left alone in case of an aggression. This is a burden for scandinavian foreign politics, in particular with leftist shit ruling Sweden.
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Denmark didn’t try too hard to stop the Putler pipe from being laid in Danish waters.
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That has to do with the law, which is different from US law. The pipe itself is not illegal according to the law. Denmark has been supportive of Ukraine since Maidan and beyond. And Denmark was the first to push for sanctions against Belarus. Denmark’s former Prime Minister and ex-Nato secretary Rasmussen was personal advisor to Poroshenko. Not bad for a small country which never was under a Soviet yoke. So, what did the UK do concerning the pipeline?
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Regarding the pipe the UK did the same as Denmark, nothing.
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You see. But the UK supports Ukraine, like Denmark. Ukraine could need way more support, no doubt. But Ukraine could also need more support by its own current government…
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At the end of the day, the only real support for Ukraine has to come from the US. They are the only country that will stand up to Russia.
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Britain almost always follows America’s lead. A rare case when it didn’t was Viet Nam. If the next president proposes troops on the ground for Ukraine, Britain will follow.
I’ve given up any hope in the putler-friendly Nato states ever coming to Ukraine’s aid. It has to be US, UK, Pribaltika, Poland and possibly Canada acting on their own initiative.
Nato is dead. It was formed to protect Europe from Russian aggression, so it’s no longer fit for purpose.
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As I said, in Europe only Pribaltika, Poland and Britain are anti-Russia. The rest are pro, indifferent or wishy-washy like the Scandies.
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If Britain were anti-RuSSia they would have unilaterally thrown sanctions from hell at RuSSia and frozen all RUS-assets in british bank accounts. I know you love your country, and it’s mostly a beautiful country, but the UK is no better than Denmark or Sweden when it comes to Putin.
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I hate the lacklustre reaction of Britain to Russia. Nevertheless Boris is the only world leader who has openly and clearly called out putler for what he is : a dictator and mass murderer.
Britain has done far more than any country other than America. It was the first to send no strings attached cash when putler invaded. In addition because of its enormous contribution to the EU budget, UK taxpayers forked out hundreds of €millions to Ukraine.
Britain sent out 500 trainers and officers from the British army to Ukraine and they are still there. The Ukr govt rated them so highly that they requested that the project was expanded and increased, which has just been done.
Furthermore Britain immediately sent medical and other non-lethal equipment, including armored troop carriers to Ukraine.
There’s loads more than that. It does not compare to any other except America.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-programme-assistance-to-2019-2020
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http://british-ukrainianaid.org/#:~:text=British-Ukrainian%20Aid%20supports%20people%20suffering%20from%20the%20war,and%20families%20who%20have%20lost%20their%20main%20earners.
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