Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv on Friday with Jack Reid, chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator Angus King, a member of the committee.
During the talks, Zelensky said he viewed Russia’s proposal for a 36-hour “truce” as “a maneuver by which the aggressor seeks to conceal its true military plans and intentions.”
In a briefing to journalists after the meeting, Reed told Zelensky that his sacrifice and his country’s sacrifice inspired the world, saying, “They are fighting the battle for all of us.”
With President Joe Biden’s announcement of additional military support, including Bradley Fighting Vehicles, he said Ukrainian forces would have “the ability to break through the front lines and use that breakthrough to force Russians out of Ukrainian territory.” said it would give
CNN’s Scott McLean was asked if sending Bradley’s combat vehicles would open the door for the US to send M-1 Abrams tanks, but Reed said it had nothing to do with it.
Responding to questions from CNN, he said he was always concerned about the U.S. arms and equipment stockpile and that it influences the Pentagon’s decisions about what to send.
King said he had a “special day” in Kyiv, referring to the “courage, dedication and grit” of the Ukrainian people.
“This is a fight for us, the whole world, for the values of freedom and democracy, and that is why we need this commitment,” he said.
“History tells us that dictators tend to push open doors, and when they find an open door, they continue. and the Sudetenland, 1936 and the Rhineland, where resistance like the one happening here today could have prevented World War II,” added King. .
Asked what else the U.S. would send to Ukraine to end the war this year, King said the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine and after meeting with officials in Kyiv, they said, “I have a list. I went out,” he said.
Reed said he was “inspired” to “promote the help Ukraine needs to end this fight.”
He said the U.S. has big promises and expects further announcements soon. It’s classified.
