Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the strong Ukrainian-American strategic partnership and its crucial role in maintaining stability and long-term peace in Europe.

Diplomats focused on Russia's attempts to expand the war and its ongoing terror against Kharkiv and the region, strikes in other regions and along the front line.

"We discussed a number of steps to accelerate the delivery of military aid to Ukrainian soldiers, including the much-needed Patriot air defense systems. We must disrupt Russia's offensive plans," Dmytro Kuleba emphasized.

The head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed special gratitude to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the allocation of 2 billion dollars for the establishment of a defense enterprise fund that aims to expand the provision of weapons, investments in the defense industrial complex of Ukraine and financing of weapons purchases in third countries.

"I appreciate and share the clear message by the Secretary of State to the opponents of the free world: never bet against the United States; never bet against Ukraine," Dmytro Kuleba emphasized.