According to the head of state, Senator Lindsey Graham took part in it from the Republican Party, and Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, Sheldon Whitehouse, Michael Bennett, Adam Schiff and Richard Durbin from the Democratic Party.
“I informed about the situation at the front, in particular in Pokrovsk, strengthening air defense and our needs for weapons. We also substantively discussed the increase in pressure on Russia, in particular through sanctions bills in the US Congress,” Zelensky said. “I am sincerely grateful for the work of the senators in this direction, and it is very important to implement everything to bring peace closer.”
As the president emphasized, at the online meeting with senators they also spoke in detail about the work to return Ukrainian children who were kidnapped by the aggressor country Russia, and the work of US First Lady Melania Trump in this matter.
Zelensky informed American senators about the record monthly losses of the Russian Federation (25 thousand people) in the war against Ukraine in October, the OP informed.
During the conversation, the President noted that the Russian Federation does not want to stop the war, but is only increasing its military presence in Ukraine, so the pressure on it needs to be increased.
“Special attention is paid to the use of frozen Russian assets in defense of Ukraine. The senators reported that, for their part, they are working on this issue and are preparing a corresponding bill,” the OP said in a statement.
Zelensky also emphasized the importance of the US Congress introducing secondary sanctions against the Russian Federation.
In addition, the president informed the senators about the weapons that Ukraine needs to defend against Russian aggression, in particular, long-range Tomahawk missiles and strengthening air defense.
