The America Sec of State and Defense Sec. have touched down in Kyiv to speak to the Ukraine President who wants to pull America and Europe in tighter to him against Russia’s Putin….
The trip was an open secret that the Ukrainian ‘s couldn’t and wouldn’t keep for the Russian’s to hear about….Two Republican House memebers made the trip to Kyiv before any Biden admin offical did….
Defense Sec. Austin WAS the star get….
He’s the guy who commands the American military’s stock of weapons….
The Sec of State was just an side show one would imagine for the Ukrainian….
But?
Of course President Biden and Vice President Harris didn’t show…..
Ukraian Prewsident isn’t gonna stop pushing for a Biden visit….
Something B ioden WILL have to do sooner or later….
The attack’s by the Russian in Mariupol continue …..
Attacks continued around eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russia’s invasion hit the two-month mark. In the south, the last Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol said they remained holed up at a steel plant with civilians, sheltering from continued bombing. The port city’s de facto fall to Russian forces is a landmark moment.
Here’s what else to know
Making the trip to Kyiv is a bit long….
Kyiv is over 300 miles from the Polish border and closer to Russia actually….
Several Eiropean leaders have made the trip….
Of course an American President’s security ‘bubble’ is much larger that any other countires leader and Russia IS next door….
(Biden COULD always ‘tell’ his people to get him there regardless….)
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Before the session with Blinken and Austin, Zelenskyy said he was looking for the Americans to produce results, both in arms and security guarantees.
“You can’t come to us empty-handed today, and we are expecting not just presents or some kind of cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons,″ he said.
Zelenskyy’s last face-to-face meeting with a top U.S. official was Feb. 19 in Munich with Vice President Kamala Harris, five days before Russia’s invasion. While the West has funneled military equipment to Ukraine, Zelenskyy has stressed repeatedly that his country needs more heavy weapons, including long-range air defense systems and warplanes….
image….Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses for a picture with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before a meeting, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 24, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RC2TTT9PFQFN