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Blinken overnights in Kyiv amid Russian airstrikes

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken before their meeting at the Presidential Office in Kyiv, Sept. 6, 2023. [AP Photo]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv on an unannounced two-day visit, his fourth to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. It is the first time he and his entourage are spending the night in the country.

Blinken met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hear their assessment of their needs for the ongoing counteroffensive against Russia and the coming winter.

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