Antony Blinken and David Lammy arrive in Kyiv
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, have arrived in Kyiv today for talks with Ukrainian leaders.
Ukraine has been pushing its partners to speed up assistance and to allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons deep inside Russia.
Ahead of the trip, Blinken and Lammy raised concerns about Russia receiving ballistic missiles from Iran,.
“Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security,” Blinken said.
Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security. Today, @StateDept and @USTreasury are imposing sanctions on individuals and entities supporting such activities.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 11, 2024
Key events
Andrii Sybiha, the new Ukrainian foreign minister, also touched upon the issue of targets in Russia in a conversation with the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg.
“I once again underscored the vital need for Ukraine to be able to use available weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia without restrictions,” he said.
I once again underscored the vital need for Ukraine to be able to use available weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia without restrictions. I thanked Secretary General for his personal support on this and other matters.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) September 11, 2024
In Kyiv, politicians are hoping for a shift in US policy.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Kyiv. Hoping to hear a long-awaited decision to allow us to hit russia with ATACMS.
— Kira Rudik (@kiraincongress) September 11, 2024
Antony Blinken and David Lammy arrive in Kyiv
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, have arrived in Kyiv today for talks with Ukrainian leaders.
Ukraine has been pushing its partners to speed up assistance and to allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons deep inside Russia.
Ahead of the trip, Blinken and Lammy raised concerns about Russia receiving ballistic missiles from Iran,.
“Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security,” Blinken said.
Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security. Today, @StateDept and @USTreasury are imposing sanctions on individuals and entities supporting such activities.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 11, 2024