Photo: AP Photo/Efrem LukatskyThe US Secretary of State and the Minister of Defense are expected to arrive in the capital of Ukraine today. The strategy of support of the Western allies to the Ukrainian armed forces and the way in which the Russian invasion in the southeast of the country could be stopped will be discussed. Zelensky demands deliveries of heavy weapons
After the visit of numerous European politicians to Kiev, including the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the visit of American Defense Minister Lloyd Austin and Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken for today (Sunday). He wants to talk with them about "the list of necessary weapons and the speed of their delivery to Ukraine," said Zelensky.
American military and political experts explained on CNN that it is not usual for the visits of high-ranking state officials to war zones to be announced in advance, because it is a security issue. One could discern silent criticism, as if Zelensky had lost his temper by announcing the highest American delegation to war-torn Kiev, but also understanding for the president, who is under enormous pressure.
Austin's arrival in Kyiv and direct talks on the strategy of military support of the Western allies to the Ukrainian armed forces and defense against the Russian offensive in the east and south of Ukraine are considered particularly important.
Kiev constantly requests the delivery of heavy weapons from the West, including tanks. It is a matter of logistics how to transfer the weapons from the west and north of Ukraine to where they are needed and at the right time - the hundreds of kilometers long fort in the southeast. Weapons convoys would be drawn targets for Russian missile attacks.
According to CNN, Austin should immediately fly to Brussels from Kiev and inform his NATO colleagues about what happened with the Ukrainians.
Retired general Lloyd Austin is an experienced soldier who, among other things, in 2008 and 2009 was the commander of the coalition forces in Iraq in charge of the operations of about 150.000 soldiers.
The visit of the US Secretary of State and Minister of Defense to the war zone is a strong political message from Washington. It is not only an emphasis on US support for Ukraine's fight against Russia, but is also directly aimed at the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin.
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