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US and UK Foreign Ministers Travel Together to Kyiv
2024-09-11 05:50:08
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Ukraine

US and UK Foreign Ministers Travel Together to Kyiv

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart David Lammy have embarked on a joint trip to Kyiv. The expected meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will likely focus on Ukraine's demand to be allowed to target military sites in Russian territory with Western weapons.

The US and UK are among the key supporters of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Blinken's visit to Kyiv follows talks in London with Lammy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Ukrainian President Zelensky has been pushing for the permission to use long-range weapons supplied by the West to attack targets in Russia and increase pressure on Moscow.

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