Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky talked to the United States counterpart Joe Biden through a telephone name on Sunday, thanking him for the “unprecedented” assist for his conflict-ravaged nation to bolster its defence and monetary fronts. “I thanked for the unprecedented defence and financial assistance that the USA provides to Ukraine,” Zelensky mentioned, information company Reuters reported, citing his Telegram put up. “This not only contributes to success on the battlefield but also supports the stability of the Ukrainian economy,” he additional added.

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On the injury to Ukrainian vitality grids as a consequence of repeated Russian missile strikes, Zelensky underlined, “Ukraine appreciated the help being provided by the US to restore the energy system.”

Biden, on the decision, assured Zelensky that boosting Ukraine’s defence system was a precedence for the US, the White House mentioned in a readout. He additionally welcomed Zelensky’s “stated openness to a just peace based on fundamental principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter”.

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On the sidelines, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also hinted in an interview that the nation was prepared to aid Ukraine for “as long as it takes,” a Bloomberg report highlighted. The US has promised $38 billion in military aid and delivered $13 billion in direct aid to Ukraine so far, the report added.

Before Joe Biden, Zelensky also talked with French and Turkish leaders Emmanuel Macron and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sharing the details, the Ukrainian leader said he and the French counterpart had an hour-long discussion on defence issues while with Erdogan, he discussed ways to expand the grain deal with Russia.

In his nightly video address, he also updated on the scenario in Odesa area, one of many newest websites of the Russian assaults which suffered energy outages, forcing ports in direction of partial dysfunction. Regional governor Maksym Marchenko was quoted as saying by Reuters that energy had been restored to some extent and the variety of individuals with out electrical energy within the area fell to 300,000 from 1.5 million.

Odesa’s energy provide had been “critically” hit after Russia unveiled an assault on the area utilizing Iranian-made drones to hit two vitality vegetation on Saturday.

(With company inputs)