China News Service, April 25. According to Agence France-Presse, the Ukrainian side said that US Secretary of State Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Austin arrived in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on the 24th local time.
It was the first high-level visit by a U.S. official since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to reports, Ukrainian President Zelensky met with Blinken and Austin on the same day, said Arestovich, an adviser to the chief of staff of the Ukrainian President's Office.
Arestovich also said, "If they were not ready to provide (arms), they would not come here."
However, Agence France-Presse also said that the visit of the US officials has not been confirmed by the US side, and its details are still in a state of secrecy.