Portman, Zelensky talk about importance of Ukrainian diaspora in U.S.

The U.S. senator said this in his speech at the United States Senate, reporting on his recent visit to Ukraine to meet with the newly-elected president of Ukraine.

"We discussed [with Zelensky] the importance of the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States, about two million people strong, thousands of whom live in Ohio, my constituents. We talked about how they are putting great hopes in his leadership and are willing to do all they can to help," he said.

The senator also added that it was a very productive meeting.

Portman also reported that they had talked about Russian propaganda along the eastern border and efforts to jam Ukrainian TV signals to sow the seeds for dissension for the people of Donbas region. "We talked about some ideas that would help counter that propaganda, the jamming, and the disinformation, and I have already been in touch with the State Department about those ideas," he said.

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