U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a phone call with Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to reiterate their commitment to continue supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.
"Sullivan conveyed U.S. support for Croatia’s efforts to help neighboring countries persify their energy supplies away from Russian sources, including via the expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Krk," the statement read.
Meanwhile, Russia's foreign ministry announced on Friday that it expelled five staff members of the Croatian embassy in Moscow in response to Zagreb ordering out some of its staff.
Last April, Croatia ordered 24 Russian embassy staff to leave over Moscow's actions in Ukraine
In the same vein, Washington announced that it is set to deliver advanced long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, according to CNN.
On his part, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the Western nations to provide Kyiv with heavy weapons to enable it to push Russian forces back.
“We need heavy weapons. The only position where Russia is better than us it’s the amount of heavy weapons they have. Without artillery, without multiple launch rocket systems we won’t be able to push them back,” Kuleba said.
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