US President Joe Biden joined the meeting in Warsaw of the Foreign and Defense Ministers of Ukraine and the United States in the 2+2 format.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov in Warsaw for an update on Ukraine’s military, diplomatic, and humanitarian situation, the White House said in a statement, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
"The President updated the Ministers on U.S. efforts to rally the world in support of Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression, including through the President’s meetings this week in Belgium, and the significant military and humanitarian assistance the United States is providing to Ukraine," reads the statement.
They discussed further efforts to help Ukraine defend its territory.
They also discussed the United States’ ongoing actions to hold President Putin accountable for Russia’s brutal aggression, in coordination with our allies and partners, including through the new sanctions actions announced by the President in Brussels on March 24, per the White House.
Biden is scheduled to give a major speech in Warsaw today at 6PM local time, on the united efforts of the free world to support the people of Ukraine, hold Russia accountable for its brutal war, and defend a future that is rooted in democratic principles, per White House.
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
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2022 March 26 (Saturday) 16:29:29
Biden holds a meeting with Kuleba and Reznikov in Warsaw - Mass media
Kyiv/26.03.22/Ukrinform: US President Joe Biden joined the meeting in Warsaw of the Foreign and Defense Ministers of Ukraine and the United States in the 2+2 format.
This is reported by Polsat News, Ukrinform reports.
According to the agency, this is Biden's first one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian officials after Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Andriy Deshchytsia on RMF FM on Saturday expressed hope for a fruitful meeting of Ukrainian ministers with American relevant persons and the US President.
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov are currently holding 2+2 talks in Warsaw with their American counterparts Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.—0—
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