“Held a meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Ukraine Bridget Brink in Kyiv,” Yermak wrote on Telegram, accompanying the post with a photo of him hugging Nuland.

He thanked the United States and President Joe Biden in particular for supporting Kyiv.

“The victory of Ukraine, in which we are confident, will be our common victory,” Yermak said.

According to him, together with Nuland, they discussed the “problems of increasing sanctions pressure” on Russia.