Biden to visit Ukraine? Report claims US is considering sending senior official to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv
Wednesday’s report said the US authorities have not made a final decision on who to send to Kyiv but it could be the President. Joe BidenVice president Kamala HarrisForeign Minister Antony Blinken or Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sputnik added.
Furthermore, the US announced it was providing Ukraine with additional military aid worth $800 million including heavy artillery as Washington anticipates a “broader offensive” by Russia in eastern Ukraine.
“As Russia prepares to intensify its offensive in the Donbas region, the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with capabilities to defend itself,” Biden said in a statement after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we already offer and new capabilities tailored to the broader offensive we expect Russia to deploy in eastern Ukraine,” Biden said.
“These new capabilities include artillery systems, artillery shells and armored personnel carriers. I have also approved the delivery of additional helicopters,” he said, adding that the United States would continue to facilitate to transfer critical capabilities from surrounding allies and partners. world.
The United States has committed $1.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia began a “special military operation”.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Moscow had added 398 members of the US Congress to its travel ban list.
“In response to another ‘wave’ of anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the administration of (US President) Joe Biden on March 24 of this year against 328 lawmakers of the State Duma … accounting for nearly As a whole, the ‘mirror’ sanctions are introduced against the 398 members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress,” the ministry said in a statement, according to Russian media.
The ministry added that Russia plans to expand the travel ban list in the near future.
