U.S. should enhance its presence in Ukraine - Zelensky
He said this during an interview with Fareed Zakaria on CNN, according to Ukrinform.
Zelensky said that at his recent meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, they discussed, in particular, the U.S. presence in Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, he asked Biden what it meant to leave Ukraine. He believes that it is the other way around - the United States should enhance their presence in Ukraine.
Zelensky said he was glad that they had a very powerful meeting on the high level in the U.S. he said that Kyiv had been looking forward very much to this meeting. In fact, Ukraine was on the priority list of the countries President Biden was to meet with, Zelensky said.
"It means that Ukraine is a priority for the U.S., and we are thankful for that. That's a big signal. But behind this signal we are also expecting actions," Zelensky said.
Zelensky and Biden adopted a joint statement following their meeting in Washington, which says that the United States supports Ukraine's right to decide its own future foreign policy course free from outside interference, including with respect to Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO.
