The US Secretary of State arrived in the capital of Ukraine

report Mehr News Agency quoted by Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kiev on a diplomatic and unexpected visit to support the US to Ukraine to push back the Russian forces that are forming a new front line. They have opened in the northeast of Kharkov region, he emphasized.

Blinken’s visit to Ukraine is the first visit by a senior US official since Congress approved a $61 billion military aid package to the country.

Blinken arrived in Kiev by train on Tuesday morning and hopes that this trip will send a strong message of reassurance, said an American official speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity. To the Ukrainians who are obviously in a very difficult moment.

The US State Department said in a statement that Blinken will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and other senior Ukrainian officials to discuss battlefield updates, the impact of security assistance. and discuss the new US economic, long-term security and other commitments, and ongoing work to strengthen Ukraine’s economic recovery.

Since the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine in 2022, this is Blinken’s fourth visit to Ukraine. He last traveled to Kiev in September last year.