Today, April 24, two important figures from the US will visit Ukraine?

According to News Agency BloombergPresident Zelensky made the above statement on April 23 and added: “I will meet with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State of the United States. I think we will wait until the security allows the President of the United States of America. come and support the people Ukraine“.

The White House National Security Council declined to comment, while the State Department was not immediately available for comment.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin – Photo: CNN

The US government usually doesn’t announce trips into war zones by senior officials until they have arrived or even left the site. This visit, if confirmed, will be the first visit by senior US officials to Kiev since the Russia-Ukraine conflict occurred on February 24.

In March, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a brief meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the Ukraine-Poland border.

Regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden going to Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a press conference last week that there are no plans for President Biden to visit Ukraine. “That hasn’t changed – what we continue to focus on is providing Ukraine, the Ukrainian government, Ukraine’s leaders with historic security assistance,” Psaki told CNN.

Before that, many high-ranking officials from different countries have visited Kiev to show support for Ukraine, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula Von Der Layen.

UN Secretary-General will visit Turkey before going to Russia and Ukraine

According to Reuters, The United Nations announced on April 23 that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Ankara (the capital of Turkey) before traveling to Moscow next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and then to Ukraine for talks with President Vladimir Putin. system Volodymyr Zelensky.

Mr. Guterres will visit the Turkish capital on Monday, where he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres – Photo: REUTERS

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on April 18 that Turkey was a valuable host country for humanitarian talks between Ukraine and Russia.
Guterres’ spokeswoman Eri Kaneko said at a press conference on April 22 that Guterres will visit Moscow on April 26 and meet President Vladimir Putin, as well as have a working meeting and lunch with him. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, hopes to discuss what can be done to bring peace to Ukraine.

On the same day, the United Nations said that Guterres would meet President Zelensky on April 28, as well as meet with Foreign Minister Kuleba and staff at UN agencies to discuss strengthening the humanitarian aid efforts.