WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Coons (D-DE) today traveled to Odesa, Ukraine to reiterate the ironclad, bipartisan support for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress and among the American people.

During the visit, the congressional delegation met with Ukrainian government and military officials, Ukrainian border guard personnel, port and maritime security leaders, American agriculture and logistics companies operating in Ukraine, and local faith, civic and private-sector leaders. The Senators received on-site briefings from Ukrainian and U.S. offic...