KYIV, March 19 — President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that a swift decision by the US Congress on billions of dollars of military aid for Ukraine was “critically important”, during a meeting with US Senator Lindsey Graham.

“It is critically important for us that the Congress soon completes all the necessary procedures and makes a final decision... which will strengthen the Ukrainian economy and our armed forces,” Zelensky was quoted as saying in a presidential office statement.