FILE IMAGE: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink, as Russia?s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 27, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

U.S. Secretary of State, Defense Secretary to visit Ukraine, Zelenskyy announces

By — Associated Press
World Apr 23, 2022 5:01 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president says he will meet Sunday in Kyiv with the U.S. secretary of state and secretary of defense.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the plans Saturday during a press conference. He did not immediately share more detail about the visit from Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.

The White House declined to comment on Saturday. The U.S. State Department also declined comment.

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Zelenskyy has for weeks urged Western allies to send Ukraine more weapons to counter the Russian invasion.

By — Associated Press

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