United States should continue to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons – Taylor

The United States should further support Ukraine's defense capability, including through the provision of modern weapons, according to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor.

He said this during a discussion organized by the Ukrainian Free University (UFU), an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The Trump administration did provide lethal assistance, Javelin anti-tank missiles. And the Obama administration didn't, so good on the Trump administration for providing that. I am hoping that the Biden administration will continue that and will provide Javelins and other weapons and systems that the Ukrainian military need," Taylor said.

He added that the United States helps Ukraine not only in the security sphere, but also in the political, economic, and diplomatic fields.

As Ukrinform reported, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva said that President Zelensky plans to discuss a wide range of bilateral relations with the U.S. leadership during his visit to the United States in August. He will focus, in particular, on security and defense, as well as on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

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