Ukraine will ask US for more heavy weapons to defeat Russia, Zelenskiy says
by Luke Harding Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#5YFXM)
President tells press conference he will meet with US secretary of state and defence secretary on Sunday
Ukraine will ask the US for more heavy weapons to defeat Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, before what he said was a very significant" visit to Kyiv by the US secretary of state and defence secretary on Sunday.
The Ukrainian president said the US and UK had provided his embattled country with the best military support" since Vladimir Putin's invasion two months ago. He said he would present an armaments list" to the Biden administration on Sunday, in order to thwart Russia's ongoing attempt to seize the Donbas region.
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