Zelensky says he'll meet Secretary Blinken, Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv on Sunday

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JUST IN: Zelensky says he'll meet Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv tomorrow

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a press conference in Kyiv on April 20. Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Imagehe will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday.The State Department and the Pentagon both declined to comment on Axios' requests to confirm the visit.another $800 million in military aid

for Ukraine, including heavy artillery. The announcement brought the total U.S. military aid to the country since Russia's invasion to around $3.4 billion. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be visiting with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin separately next week, the UNZelensky said Saturday he didn’t think it was a “big secret” that Blinken and Austin “are coming to us tomorrow" and that the three will discuss a list of weapons Ukraine's military needs to defend against the Russian offensive in the Donbas region of the country.

He said he is awaiting a time when Kyiv is secure enough to allow President Biden to visit Ukraine's capital. Zelensky said Guterres should visit Ukrainian cities where Russian troops committed war crimes before his meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin.

 

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Thought about the mode of 'delivery', possibly it could be hand-delivered, with a script for the drama.

They need to bring a lot more offensive weapons and trainers to get the job done

Why not Biden?

Why in the world is this being announced ahead of time?

Can the SecretService not keep anything quiet? Asking for all Americans.

good enough

Is advertising this in advance a good thing?

Wow! 👍🇺🇸

dandrezner Umm, weren't we trying to keep this confidential for, you know, security's sake?

I don't think they would be going to Kiev if not to meet him to be fair...

dandrezner Why are they reporting this?

Will there be a no-fly zone for their arrival and departure?

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