US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kiev for an unannounced visit. Among other things, a meeting is planned with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose army is in an extremely difficult situation due to recent Russian successes in northeastern Ukraine.
Above all, the trip was intended to send a strong message to reassure Ukrainians, who were clearly in a “very difficult” situation, a senior US administration official told reporters on the train with Blinken. He referred to the fighting on the front in the east and the attacks on Kharkov.
The Ukrainian army is currently under increasing pressure from a Russian offensive. On Monday, the Ukrainian General Staff recognized “tactical successes” by Russian forces in the northeastern region of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian information, the Russian army launched a ground offensive from Russia in the Kharkiv region on Friday.
Zelensky: “The area has been fortified”
The Ukrainian government is doing everything it can to prevent the front against the occupiers from expanding further. There are counterattacks, President Zelenskyi said in his evening video message on Monday. The area has been fortified. According to his report, the leadership is not ignoring other parts of the front. According to military experts, one goal of the new Russian attack is to force Ukraine to withdraw troops from other threatened areas of the eastern front.
Source: Krone
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