2 US secretaries to visit Kiev Return to Zelenski talks to help Ukraine

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Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin surprise visit to Kiev. meeting with Ukrainian leaders Pledge more help

On April 25, 2022, thexo walletWashington, D.C. government Confirmed that Mr. Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State and General Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense visited the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Since April 24

by Mr. Blinken and General Austin held secret meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky The two US ministers pledged an additional $300 million in aid to Ukraine. from earlier that President Biden $800 million in Ukraine support has been approved.

such a trip to Kiev It was a visit by a high-level representative of the Washington government who has visited Ukraine since the Russo-Ukrainian war began. Two US ministers told Zelensky that The United States will support more than $300 million in military budgets. and approved the sale of weapons worth $165 million.


The report also stated that journalists traveling with Mr Blinken's group and Mr Austin in Poland They were forbidden from reporting on the couple's visit to Kiev. until the visit mission is complete. due to safety reasons Previously on April 23 ago. President Zelensky said Secretary of Defense and US Secretary of State Planning a visit to Kiev


Previously, Zelenski and Mr. Blinken The last meeting was on February 19, just days before Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine, at a press conference on Saturday. The Ukrainian leader has called on Western nations to show their support for Ukraine by deploying high-powered weapons against the Russian army, which is now occupying the Donbas region.

Reporters reported further progress following the visit of the two US ministers. Washington to Appoint New US Ambassador to Ukraine It will begin allowing diplomats who previously emigrated from Ukraine to return to the US embassy in Ukraine within the next week.