US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv, where they met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials. Here are the key moments to come from this visit.
and other Ukrainian officials, making them the highest-level US officials to have traveled to the country since Russia began its invasion.Blinken said US diplomats would return to Ukraine this week
As part of the resumed US diplomatic presence in Ukraine, diplomats will"start with day trips into the Lviv" and"will graduate to potentially other parts of the country and ultimately, to resume presence in Kyiv," according to a senior State Department official.
Zelensky's office issued a readout of the meeting on Monday, stressing the importance of the US officials' visit and saying the country"counts on the support of our partners."In a background briefing, the State and Defense officials made clear that the US military would still not be involved directly in the war.
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