Top Zelenskiy aide speaks by phone with Kamala Harris adviser

24/7/2024 6:24

        President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff spoke by phone with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's national security adviser, Ukraine said on Tuesday, the first such call since she emerged as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
        
        Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenskiy's presidential office, and Phil Gordon discussed the situation at the front and Russia's campaign of aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, Yermak's office said.
        
        "He (Yermak) emphasized the importance of strengthening Ukrainian air defence with modern Western systems," the statement said.
        
        The United States has been a vital wartime ally of Ukraine, supplying many billions of dollars of military and financial assistance since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.