Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov met with US Charge d'Affaires a.i. in Ukraine Kristina Kvien

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov held a meeting with Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the United States in Ukraine Kristina Kvien.

During the meeting, the parties considered the current state of bilateral cooperation in the security and defense sector of Ukraine. Particular attention was paid to the issue of expanding cooperation in the field of cybersecurity.

Mr. Danilov stressed the priority for Ukraine to build a powerful system of cybersecurity and cyber defense. «We have to proceed in this direction as fast as possible. The next wars are cyber, biological and confrontation in space, which requires the state to apply fundamentally new approaches and concepts in national security», - the NSDC Secretary emphasized.

Mr. Danilov also expressed his gratitude to the American side for the readiness to assist in the analysis of the Cyber Security Strategy, noticing that the NSDC’s approaches to developing the strategy are similar to the US position in cyber defense.

In her turn, Ms. Kvien welcomed the strengthening of the coordinating role of the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity and assured of the readiness to provide comprehensive expert and practical assistance from the United States to Ukraine in cybersecurity.

Ms. Kvien also assured of the unwavering support of Ukraine by the United States on its path of reforms and expressed the readiness to further expand bilateral cooperation.