Ukrainian, British defense ministers discuss bilateral partnership

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace have discussed the partnership between the two countries during a phone call.

Reznikov wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports.

"I was delighted to hold a very important phone call with UK Secretary of Defense, our close friend Ben Wallace. We continue advancing our strategic defense partnership in accordance with shared policy objectives," he said.

On January 13, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a phone call with Reznikov during which both parties discussed Russia's ongoing military build-up in and around Ukraine.

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