Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Šmyhaľ emphasized the importance of cooperation with the United States despite the temporary suspension of military aid by Washington.
Ukraine is completely determined to continue cooperation with the United States, said on Tuesday Prime Minister Denys Šmyhaľ after the decision of Washington to suspend military support for Kiev. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
Thousands of rescued Ukrainian lives
According to the Prime Minister, the United States is an important partner for Ukraine, and “we have to keep it”. According to Skmyhaľa, the US military aid is “key”, and their support has saved thousands of Ukrainian lives. In this context, he pointed out the readiness of Ukraine to sign an agreement with Washington on minerals.
He stressed, however, that his country would do everything he needs to withstand the Russian invasion even without the US military aid. “We will do everything we can to endure,” he said.
According to the Prime Minister, it is necessary to achieve a peace agreement, which must be “under the conditions of Ukraine” and that “punishment” of Russia is also needed.
Podoľak claims that discussions continue
Skmyhaľ, according to the BBC, thanked the US and Europe in three years of continuous support. On Tuesday, the announced plans of the President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen for additional defense funding was “an important first step”.
Next negotiations with Washington were not excluded by the advisor of Ukrainian President Mychajlo Podoľak. “We are discussing the possibilities with our European partners and, of course, we do not exclude the possibility of negotiations with our American partners,” he wrote on the social network X.
US President Donald Trump ordered Monday to temporarily suspend the provision of military aid to Ukraine. The aid will be renewed after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Gremsky Trump convinces that he has a real interest in peace negotiations with Russia.
Trump and Zeranskyj met on Friday in the White House, where they were expected to sign an agreement on minerals. However, the meeting ended prematurely after their verbal rupture. Trump and his Vice President JD Vance criticized Zelensky that he is not grateful enough for the aid already provided for Ukraine, is not interested in peace negotiations with Russia and plays with the Third World War.
