Pence: U.S. supports Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the country’s conflict with Russia and its right to full territorial integrity. Washington “stands with the people of Ukraine and most especially since 2014, we have stood strongly for the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Mr. Pence said after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw on September 1. “And I can assure you that we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine on your security, on territorial integrity, including Ukraine’s rightful claim to Crimea,” the U.S. vice-president said. The United States is an important ally for Kyiv, having imposed sanctions on Russia for annexing the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and backing pro-Moscow militants in Ukraine’s east. Vice-President Pence and President Zelenskyy were in Warsaw for commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II. (RFE/RL)