U.S. diplomats will return to the western city of Lviv, a first step toward reopening the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a joint news conference in Poland on April 25 after their Kyiv visit.
IN POLAND, NEAR THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday after a visit to Kyiv that “Russia is failing” in its war aims, while “Ukraine is succeeding.” Blinken, who along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with the Ukrainian president, said Volodymyr Zelensky expressed “deep appreciation” for ongoing U.S. support.
Zelensky — ahead of Sunday’s visit — called for the Biden administration to pledge needed weaponry and urged the two officials“The strategy that we’ve put in place — massive support for Ukraine, massive pressure against Russia, solidarity with more than 30 countries engaged in these efforts — is having real results,” Blinken said. “And we’re seeing that when it comes to Russia’s war aims, Russia is failing, Ukraine is succeeding.
Blinken said Russia’s main goal was “to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence.” From Washington’s point of view, Moscow has “failed” in that objective. Instead, Blinken said, the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies have hurt its economy, whileBlinken argued that another of Russia’s goals — “to divide the West and NATO,” which the Kremlin says it views as a threat to its security — has also failed.
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