The most senior US official to visit Kiev since the beginning of the war in Ukraine?

According to Reuters, information about the visit is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 23.

“I don’t think this is a secret. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will come to us,” – CNN quoted President Zelensky as saying at a press conference held at a subway station in Moscow. Ukrainian capital. “We will expect, when security allows, US President Joe Biden will come and talk to us,” Zelensky added.

Last week, Mr. Zelensky told CNN that he looked forward to President Joe Biden visit Ukraine. “I think he will come,” Zelensky said, adding that it was President Biden’s decision and would depend on the security situation.

President Joe Biden said earlier this month he was working with his team to determine whether a senior member of the administration should be sent to Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated at a news conference on April 18 that President Biden has no plans to travel to Ukraine. “That hasn’t changed – what we continue to focus on is providing Ukraine, the Ukrainian government, Ukraine’s leaders – a historic security assistance,” Psaki told CNN.

According to Psaki, if a US administration official visits Ukraine, the White House will not release that information ahead of time, citing security concerns.

The White House, State Department and Pentagon declined to comment on the presence of Secretary Blinken and Austin Ukraine or not.

Earlier, on April 21, President Joe Biden announced that the US would send an additional $ 800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s military campaign nears its third month.

New shipments include heavy artillery and 144,000 rounds of ammunition.

America sent a package Weapons Aid similar scale earlier this month, including Mi-17 helicopters, Howitzer cannons, Switchblade drones and protective gear.