Yermak informs US congressmen about Ukraine's Armed Forces' success at frontline – president's office

KYIV. Sept 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak informed the members of the US House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the success of the Armed Forces, in particular, the liberation of almost 8,500 km from Russian troops on the eastern borders, via videoconference, the presidential press service reported.

"And I want to sincerely thank the American people, members of Congress, the White House Administration and President Biden for helping Ukraine from the first day of the war. This success is our common victory, a victory of freedom and democracy. And our goal is and always will be the complete liberation of the entire Ukrainian territory from the occupiers as soon as possible and the restoration of the full sovereignty of Ukraine within internationally recognized borders," he emphasized.

At the same time, Andriy Yermak noted that the war continues, the Russian army still has large forces, so Ukraine needs further support and strengthening. He noted that the list of needs of our country and the Armed Forces is well known to the military-political leadership of the United States, fruitful cooperation and coordination on these issues has been established.

Deputy Head of the President’s Office Roman Mashovets informed the congressmen about the urgent needs of Ukraine. For his part, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Andriy Smyrnov focused on the initiative of the Ukrainian side regarding the establishment of a special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. In his opinion, this is no longer an issue of war in our country, but an issue for the entire civilized world, and the support for this process by the US as a key democracy is extremely important.

"It’s a matter of courage to call a spade a spade, to call international criminals international criminals," Andriy Smyrnov said.