“Walker and US Chargé d'Affaires Taylor congratulate Ukrainian citizens on Independence Day. The USA remains a reliable partner of Ukraine, and we are pleased with your progress in building a prosperous democracy, ”the US Embassy in Ukraine stated on Twitter.
Special Representative Walker and Timchoviy at the right of Taylor to let the people of Ukraine have a happy Independence Day! Our staff is a partner of Ukraine, and I’m your best friend to the democratic democrats. pic.twitter.com/cwsIhPRuFZ
- US Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) August 24, 2019In addition, American diplomats thanked President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky for “a wonderful welcome.”
Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported the detention in Kiev during the celebration of Independence Day of the country of an unknown man who claimed to have a grenade.