The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada in Halifax met with a delegation of the US Congress led by Senators Gina Shaheen and Jim Risch.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk spoke with the delegation of the US Congress defense support for Ukraine and joint production of weapons. He reported on Facebook about the meeting that took place on Saturday, November 23, during Stefanchuk’s trip to the United States.
It was noted that the meeting participants focused on the security situation, the urgent needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and decisions that are important to receive from the allies.
“Call for additional defense support for Ukraine,” Stefanchuk said.
The increasing pressure of sanctions on the Russian Federation was also discussed.
“The importance of the latest package of US sanctions against the financial sector of the Russian Federation was noted. It was also noted that our task is to increase the production of weapons with the United States as soon as possible,” said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.
Let’s remember that on November 21, the United States announced the largest sanctions against Russian banks since the spring of 2022, when Sberbank and VTB were cut off from the global financial system. access to SWIFT is maintained.
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