On April 21-22, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal paid a visit to the United States. During the visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Washington, a number of meetings were held with the top political leadership of the United States and the heads of international financial institutions:

The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal met with the President of the United States of America Joseph Biden. It was announced (https://bit.ly/3OppdBtb) about a new package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 800 million (https://cutt.ly/uGeaqCs), about an additional $ 500 million for economic support of the Government of Ukraine, on the introduction of a new program "Unite for Ukraine" (https://cutt.ly/wGjd5fs ). Also, all US ports are closed to Russian-flagged vessels and vessels associated with Russia (https://bit.ly/3882g51).

A wide range of financial cooperation issues (https://cutt.ly/IGeSkXr ) was discussed at a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Janet Ellen.

During the meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and members of the US Congress, 4 important priorities for Ukraine were discussed: weapons, sanctions, budget support, and the European perspective of Ukraine (https://cutt.ly/pGeSrQ4).

During the meeting with the Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin, the situation at the front and the supply of new weapons for the defense of Ukraine were discussed. The Prime Minister thanked the US Secretary of Defense for all the help for our victory.

Statements by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal were delivered at the Spring Meeting 2022 of the World Bank and the IMF. The Head of State and the Head of Government spoke about the situation in Ukraine and called on the world to support the struggle of the Ukrainian people in the struggle for freedom, independence, and protection of democracy worldwide (https://cutt.ly/EGeS83m). The speeches of the top leadership of the State were heard with unprecedented attention and received with great respect for the feat of the Ukrainian people.

As a result of the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, a historic decision was made to suspend Russia's participation as an observer in the OAS (https://cutt.ly/vGeOKGx).

During the meeting with the President of the World Bank Group David Malpas, the Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko and the Regional Director of the World Bank for Eastern Europe Arthur Baneji signed a Cooperation Agreement.

The meeting with Trade Minister Gina Raimondo discussed the strengthening of export controls and restrictions for Russia, as well as those who help the aggressor state to evade sanctions.

At a meeting with OECD Secretary-General Matthias Kormann, the Prime Minister invited the organization to contribute to the development of Ukraine and expressed gratitude for the support of the Ukrainian people in the struggle for a democratic future (https://cutt.ly/kGis6rp).

During the meeting with US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the expansion of Ukraine's logistics capacity, ambulance assistance to our country now, and strategic cooperation for post-war reconstruction (https://cutt.ly/1Gis8rh) were discussed.

During the meeting with USAID Administrator Samantha Power, the ways of overcoming the humanitarian challenges faced by Ukraine and its citizens were coordinated, in particular, 5 million people who temporarily found refuge outside our country, 7 million who are displaced in Ukraine due to the Russian-waged war, and 10 million who continue to live in areas that are constantly under attack, and those who are in the temporarily occupied territories (https://cutt.ly/3Giazpu).

At the meeting with the Executive Vice President of the International Finance Corporation Makhtar Diop, a request was made to actively support all current clients of the corporation - both business and municipalities - in this critical period. (https://cutt.ly/eGisLrT).

During the meeting with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the key 4 strategic priorities of cooperation with the United States at this stage were discussed: armaments, financial support, deepening sanctions against Russia, and US diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine's European perspective and EU accession. We are grateful to the US administration and people for more than $ 3 billion in arms, other support, leadership in sanctions, and a call to continue this support until our victory in Ukraine (https://cutt.ly/0GiprAw).

Challenges in the energy sector, assistance at this time, and great prospects for expanding cooperation with a strong focus on Ukraine's Green Future were discussed with the US First Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk and his team.

The meeting with the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and the NSA team summed up the visit and coordinated actions that we need to work with the administration to move forward on all key priorities.

During the meeting with the Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, quick support was discussed now and discussions on the new program began.

The visit ended with a meeting with the Ukrainian Community.