“We know this is a challenging time,” Blinken said in the Ukrainian capital where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Assistance from the new package “is now on the way,” Blinken said, adding that some of it has already arrived in Ukraine. On his fourth trip to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Blinken will underscore the Biden administration’s commitment to Ukraine’s defense and long-term security, U.S. officials said. It is “trying to really accelerate the tempo” of U.S. weapon shipments to Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. Zelenskyy told Blinken that Ukraine urgently needs two Patriot air defense systems to protect Kharkiv.

Source: ABC News May 14, 2024 04:12 UTC