Ukraine's Zelenskiy spoke to Biden about strengthening sanctions, defense assistance

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Kyiv, Ukraine February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed strengthening sanctions, defense assistance and an anti-war coalition with U.S. President Joe Biden, he wrote on Twitter on Friday.

"Grateful to the U.S. for the strong support to Ukraine!," Zelenskiy wrote.