Analysts have called this moment one of the most dangerous for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
by MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic WriterIn this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken , right, prior to their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine , Tuesday, May 14, 2024. U.S.
The visit comes less than a month after Congress approved a long-delayed foreign assistance package that sets aside $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, much of which will go toward replenishing badly depleted artillery and air defense systems.Moscow's renewed offensive in the northeastern region of Kharkiv is the most significant border incursion since the early days of the war — and comes after months when the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line barely budged.
"The people are under attack: civilians, warriors, everybody. They're under Russian missiles," he said. The administration is "trying to really accelerate the tempo" of U.S. weapon shipments, said national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Blinken was due to give a speech later Tuesday extolling Ukraine's "strategic successes" in the war. It is intended to complement a Blinken address last year in Helsinki, Finland, deriding Putin for Moscow's strategic failures in launching the war.
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