Shmyhal says Ukraine will continue cooperation with the US

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. Photo: Government press service

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine is absolutely determined to continue cooperation with the United States.

He said this at a press conference, according to «RBC-Ukraine».

«Today, Ukraine has this support. It continues. Regarding discussions about the possibility of stopping (US aid), we will continue to work calmly with the US, with the US Congress, with the Trump administration and with President Trump himself through all diplomatic channels available to us,» Denys Shmyhal said.

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In addition, he stressed that Ukraine is working with the Congress and the Trump administration to ensure that American support continues until a peace agreement is fully reached.

As a reminder, US President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, increasing pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Dispute in the Oval Office

As a reminder, the meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in the White House on Friday, 28 February, was ended early.

According to CNN sources, after the public part of the conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended, the American president and his advisers went into a separate room. It was then that Donald Trump finally decided that Volodymyr Zelenskyy «was not in the right place to negotiate», and instructed Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to convey the message that the Ukrainian president should leave.

In turn, after the failure to sign the US subsoil deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States, President Trump and Congress.

In an interview with Fox News, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that such disputes are not good for both sides, but the President of Ukraine cannot «change our Ukrainian attitude towards the Russians» and does not want them to continue killing Ukrainians.

A number of European leaders, as well as American politicians, have expressed support for Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed Ukrainians and Zelensky on the social media platform X with the following words: «Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian friends, you are not alone».

French President Emmanuel Macron also said that Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the state that has been aggressed. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also expressed support for Kyiv, writing: «Ukraine, Spain stands with you». President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addressed Volodymyr with the following words: «Be strong, be brave, be fearless».

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said after the argument in the White House that it was time for Europe to unite around Ukraine and strengthen its defence without illusions about «Big Brother».

In his turn, the leader of the «Servant of the People» faction, David Arakhamiia , supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the White House dispute and stressed that the head of state wanted to put an end to the war.

After a spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump ordered the National Security Staff to check whether Washington could completely or temporarily stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.