In a risky and secret visit to Ukraine, the United States’ top diplomat and defense officials arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, with announcements of sweeping diplomatic changes and new military aid for the embattled country.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, following other world leaders who have visited the capital over two months of war to signal their support for Ukraine.
The delegation told the Ukrainian president that the U.S. would move to reopen its embassy in Kyiv, and for the first time since 2019, nominate someone to lead it.
President Biden is set to announce the nomination of Bridget Brink, the current U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, as ambassador to Ukraine in Washington on Monday morning, according to a senior State Department official. Read more
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