Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, celebrated the Nasdaq listing of Ukrainian telecom company Kyivstar on Friday, telling Newsmax it signifies the country’s long-term economic strength as well as its battlefield muscle against Russia.

Yermak was on hand that day to ring the opening bell as Kyivstar became the first Ukrainian company on a U.S. stock exchange. In an appearance in studio with “American Agenda,” Yermak called it “significant” and “historical.”

“First of all, it demonstrated that Ukraine living, Ukraine fighting, and Ukraine looking for the future and future with United States, the future with American business,” Yermak said, noting it also signals to the west that Ukraine is investable.

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