The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, said on Tuesday that he met for the first time with the Chief of Staff of the US Army, General Mark Milley, amid intense negotiations on increasing supplies of Western weapons to Kyiv, AFP and Agerpres reported.

Valery ZaluzhnyiPhoto: Office of the President of Ukraine / Zuma Press / Profimedia

“My first personal meeting with General Mark Milli took place today in Poland,” Valery Zaluzhny wrote on the social network, thanking the American general for his country’s “unwavering” support and mentioning the “urgent needs” of the Ukrainian military. .

Polish President Andrzej Duda supported the Ukrainian cause at the Davos forum on Tuesday, insisting that European allies should quickly supply Kyiv with weapons, particularly tanks, DPA reports.

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that allies provide his country with more powerful weapons, including Leopard II tanks, which are considered vital to the return of territories occupied by Russia.

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