Zelensky: U.S. and Ukraine working on security agreement and support levels for 'next ten years'

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the U.S. and Ukraine are working together to draft a "bilateral security agreement" that includes "fixing specific levels of support for this year and for the next ten years."

President Biden signed a foreign assistance package this month that gives Ukraine $61 billion for the war against Russia. 

Also, our teams, Ukraine and the United States, are currently working on a bilateral security agreement, and we are already working on a specific text. Our goal is to make this agreement the strongest of all. We are discussing the specific foundations of our security and cooperation," he said in a statement released on Saturday.

"We are also working on fixing specific levels of support for this year and for the next ten years, including armed support, financial, political, and joint arms production. The agreement should be truly exemplary and reflect the strength of American leadership. I am grateful to both our team and the team of the American side for the progress in drafting the agreement," he added.

Zelensky noted that he had a conversation with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

"I thanked him and all the congressmen for their support of our country and personal leadership in advancing a new package of assistance to Ukraine," he said. "We are interacting with our partners at all levels to achieve the level of efficiency in assistance that is needed not only to hold our positions, but also to disrupt Russia's war plans."