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Zelensky receives Blinken and Austin in Kiev

The two key US officials met Zelensky in the capital, presidential Oleksiy Arestovych said in a video interview on Sunday evening. Further details were not initially disclosed.

DPA WORLD
Published April 25,2022
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President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to Kiev on Sunday as a delegation from Washington visits the embattled country.

The two key US officials met Zelensky in the capital, presidential Oleksiy Arestovych said in a video interview on Sunday evening. Further details were not initially disclosed.

The visit was announced by Ukraine on Saturday. There was no comment from Washington.

Amid a continued onslaught from Russian forces, Zelensky said before the visit that he planned to discuss with Blinken and Austin the weapons Ukraine needs and how quickly they can be supplied.