Pentagon spokesman Kirby: Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov will visit Washington This was announced by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, reports CNN.
He said that this week the head of the Ukrainian military department will visit Washington for a “familiarization” meeting with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin.
Kirby noted that during the talks, the ministers will also discuss the regional security situation.
Oleksiy Reznikov was appointed Minister of Defense of Ukraine on November 4. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of the Republic, and was also a member of the Kiev delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbass. His candidacy for the post of Minister of Defense was proposed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.