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Blinken visits Ukraine in show of US support as Russia intensifies attacks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken works while traveling on a Ukraine Railways train to Kiev on May 13, 2024. © Brendan Smialowski, Reuters

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks.

The visit comes less than a month after Congress approved a long-delayed foreign assistance package that sets aside $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, much of which will go toward replenishing badly depleted artillery and air defense systems.

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