Blinken in Ukraine in show of support against Russia
published : 6 May 2021 at 12:45 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks at Boryspil International airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, at the start of a one-day trip
KIEV - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Ukraine s leadership Thursday in a visible show of support following a massive troop buildup by Russia even as he also pushes for action against corruption.
The one-day visit is the first to Kiev by a senior US official under President Joe Biden, who has vowed a firmer line on Russia but is also preparing for a summit with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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Blinken Presses Russia to Pull Troops on Solidarity Trip to Ukraine Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Efrem Lukatsky / Pool / AFP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded that Russia end its aggressive actions towards Ukraine, warning on a solidarity visit to Kiev that the giant neighbor has yet to withdraw most forces from a recent buildup.
The top U.S. diplomat met Ukraine s leadership and toured a somber memorial with photographs of some of the more than 13,000 people who have died fighting pro-Russian separatists since 2014, when Moscow seized the Crimean peninsula from Kiev.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the G7 foreign ministers meeting in London on May 5, 2021 – G7 foreign ministers meet in London for their first face-to-face talks in more than two years, with calls for urgent joined-up action to tackle the most pressing global threats. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / POOL / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected in Kiev late Wednesday for an official visit to reaffirm support for Ukraine in its standoff with Russia and push officials to tackle corruption. x
The visit comes after Moscow recently began withdrawing tens of thousands of troops it had massed on Ukraine’s borders for war games that raised fears of an outbreak of fighting in the east of the country.
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