{"id":1403807,"date":"2026-07-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1403807"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:43:43","slug":"zelenskyy-discusses-patriot-missiles-sanctions-on-russia-with-bipartisan-u-s-congressional-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-discusses-patriot-missiles-sanctions-on-russia-with-bipartisan-u-s-congressional-delegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy Discusses Patriot Missiles, Sanctions on Russia With Bipartisan U.S. Congressional Delegation"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a bipartisan, bicameral delegation of the U.S. Congress to discuss Ukraine&#8217;s air defense needs, diplomatic efforts to end the war, and additional sanctions against Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing Zelenskyy&#8217;s Telegram.<\/p>\n   <p>The delegation included Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Lindsey Graham, Richard Durbin, Christopher Coons, Mike Rounds, and Representative Mike Turner.<\/p>\n   <p>Zelenskyy thanked the U.S. lawmakers for their continued support and attention to Ukraine, describing the talks as substantive and focused on the conditions needed for diplomacy to succeed.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe had a very substantive discussion about the prospects for diplomacy and what is needed to make it work,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The Ukrainian president briefed the delegation on Russia&#8217;s ongoing attacks against civilians and emphasized Ukraine&#8217;s critical shortage of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI informed them about the shortage of interceptor missiles for the Patriot systems and Russia&#8217;s attacks on our people. Right now, contributions to the PURL initiative and other air defense deliveries are the top priority for protecting Ukraine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The meeting also focused on proposed U.S. legislation to impose additional sanctions on Russia.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe also discussed the sanctions bill against Russia. It is very important that pressure on Russia for this war continues, and this initiative can truly help bring peace,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The president thanked the senators and congressman for expressing respect for Ukraine&#8217;s Armed Forces and military operations, as well as for reaffirming that U.S. assistance to Ukraine will continue.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cI thank the United States and every caring American heart for supporting Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-costa-discuss-opening-remaining-eu-accession-negotiation-clusters\/\">Zelenskyy, Costa Discuss Opening Remaining EU Accession Negotiation Clusters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a bipartisan, bicameral delegation of the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1403808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,36415,36422,54,55,50,36537,36572],"tags":[76,78,72924,72925],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1403807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-usa-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine","tag-zelenskyy-in-europe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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