During the first official visit of top US officials after the Russian attack on Ukraine, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the gradual return of US diplomats to Kyiv ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 25 , April , 2022 | War News .\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially, diplomats will resume “day trips” across the border to Lviv next week, a State Department spokesman said. He added that officials are speeding up the return of the embassy to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “There is no substitute for this face-to-face meeting, and, of course, there is a symbolism of returning to the country,” the official said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Blinken and Austin\u00a0arrived<\/a>\u00a0in Kyiv on April 24.\u00a0They met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Their visit was\u00a0to demonstrate Ukraine’s support for<\/a>\u00a0Western countries.\u00a0After visiting Ukraine, Austin will travel to Germany to meet with more than 20 leaders and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss Ukraine’s defense needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n