President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on the X platform on Wednesday evening that he had a telephone conversation with the US President-elect Donald Trump. In turn, the Politico website reports that the White House has decided to deliver its last aid package worth six billion dollars to Ukraine before Trump's inauguration.
“I had a great conversation with President Donald Trump and congratulated him on his historic victory, his great campaign made this result possible. I praised his family and team for their great work,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Platform X.
“We agreed to continue the close dialogue and expand our cooperation. The strong and unwavering leadership of the United States is important for the world and a just peace,” the Ukrainian president wrote.
On Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibikha wrote on the X platform that Zelensky and Trump have a long-term, constructive and result-oriented dialogue.
“We will work together to strengthen the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the US and promote a comprehensive, just and lasting peace. We rely on the firm leadership of the United States,” Sibiha noted.
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Politico: Ukraine aid package before Trump's inauguration
Politico reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the administration of President Joe Biden, that the White House plans to deliver the last aid package worth six billion dollars to Ukraine before the inauguration of the newly elected President Donald Trump.
Politico wrote that it usually takes months for arms and ammunition to be shipped to Ukraine, so not everything approved as part of the new support package for Kiev will be ready to take office before the president-elect's administration takes office in the White House.
“We transferred everything we could, but the problem is that you can only transfer something after it is produced,” said a former US defense budget official who is now a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. – The Biden administration could reach the warehouses and send the equipment faster, but it is not known whether the Pentagon will agree to this or not, because it will affect its combat readiness, – he added.
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