KIEV, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday discussed the security situation in Donbass with a delegation of visiting U.S. senators.
"This meeting is very important for us, as it reaffirms that the United States is our strategic partner. Especially now, at a very tense time," said Zelensky.
The senators said that the United States is closely monitoring the security situation in the east of the country and supports Ukraine in a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, which began in April 2014, has claimed some 14,000 lives and left as many as 40,000 wounded.
