China News Service, April 25th. According to a comprehensive report, US officials said that US Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine on the 24th local time, and met with Ukrainian President Zelensky, Foreign Minister Kuleba and others. About 90 minutes of talks.
Image source: Screenshot of a CNN report.
Blinken and Austin expressed support for Zelensky, pledging more than $700 million in direct and indirect military aid, including about $300 million for necessary weapons, AFP said.
Blinken also told Zelensky that U.S. diplomats would be returning to Ukraine "this week."
Agence France-Presse also said the U.S. side confirmed the visit after Blinken and Austin left Ukrainian territory.
CNN reported that U.S. defense officials also said the U.S. military would still not be directly involved in the "war" and said Biden had made it very clear that "the U.S. military will not be fighting in Ukraine, including over Ukraine." "This visit doesn't mean that the U.S. military will actually get involved."
In addition, a Pentagon official revealed that Austin will next travel to Germany to meet more than 20 defense ministers and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg at the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein to discuss Ukraine's defense needs. .