Specifics about U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have finally begun coming out: The U.S. will offer $300 million in foreign military financing and sell $165 million in ammunition to Ukraine, the AP reports. Also from the meeting, which is the first instance of a U.S. official visiting Ukraine since Russia invaded, comes news that President Joe Biden will announce his nominee for ambassador to Ukraine and send diplomats back to Kyiv in a week. Blinken and Austin’s visit was announced in a Saturday speech by Zelensky, who said he was looking to discuss military assistance with the officials. Although it was announced last week that the U.S. would be giving $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, the Biden administration had been under increasing pressure to send officials to the country itself, especially after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s high-profile visit. The United Nations said Friday that Secretary-General António Guterres would visit Ukraine and Russia this week.
