U.S. diplomats returned to Ukraine this week for the first time since Russia began its invasion of the country, the State Department confirmed Tuesday. Advertisement“Today’s travel was a first step ahead of more regular travel in the immediate future, and, as we’ve said, we’re accelerating preparations to resume Embassy Kyiv operations just as soon as possible,” Price said in a media briefing. Ukraine is sovereign and independent and will remain so for far longer than Vladimir Putin is on the scene. “Your country has been ravaged, your hospitals have been bombed, your citizens have been executed, your children have been traumatized. But Ukraine has done a magnificent job at defending its sovereignty against Russia’s unprovoked invasion.”Zelenskyy has called on President Joe Biden to deepen security guaranties and provide more weapons and other armaments to help Ukraine defend itself.

Source: Huffington Post April 27, 2022 19:59 UTC