It became clear why the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny was not at the meeting with Biden in Kiev

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk explained why the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) Valery Zaluzhny was not in the Ukrainian delegation during the visit of US President Joe Biden to Kyiv. The reason for this is that the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General General Mark Milley, was absent from the American representatives.

“If Mr. Milley was here with President Biden, then it (Zaluzhny’s presence – ed.) would probably be obvious. Because, as a rule, these delegations are formed taking into account who has arrived. This is the tradition in diplomacy, a protocol,” said Miller in an interview with “Ukrainska Pravda”.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs added that it is not worth inventing something that does not exist and not looking for conspiracy theories: “That’s why I wouldn’t think here about something that doesn’t really exist. Believe me, there are no pitfalls here . It was a very camera format,” Melnyk added.

As BLITZ reported, the Ukrainian delegation met with Joe Biden and his representatives in Kiev on Monday, February 20. In total, the US president spent about six hours in the capital of Ukraine. This meeting between Zelensky and Biden was the second in the last two months – in December, the Ukrainian president visited Washington.

During this visit it was announced a new $500 million aid package from Washington.

Volodymyr Zelensky said that now Russia will have no chance for revenge. Joe Biden noted that Ukraine, despite the skepticism of others, was successful in its war against Moscow.

His national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, worked on the US president’s visit. He also arrived in the capital of Ukraine.

In honor of Joe Biden, a memorial plaque was opened on the Avenue of Courage in Kyiv.

The President of the United States announced more sanctions against the Russian Federation and said who they will be targeted.

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