{"id":2023053,"date":"2023-09-06T05:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-hours-after-russian-missile-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T05:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:05:57","slug":"blinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-hours-after-russian-missile-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-hours-after-russian-missile-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken&#8217;s surprise visit to Kyiv follows Russian missile attack."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-hours-after-russian-missile-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secretary of State Antony Blinken Shows Solidarity with Ukraine Amidst Russian Missile Strike<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary\u200b of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv early Wednesday\u2064 morning Washington time mere hours after Russia launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-psakis-space-force-slight\/\" title=\"Republicans Slam Psaki\u2019s Space Force Slight\">missile strike<\/a> on the \u2062Ukrainian capital. His visit serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-tries-to-speak-spanish-fails-badly-journalists-call-out-flag-behind-her\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Tries To Speak Spanish, Fails Badly. Journalists Call Out Flag Behind Her.\">powerful symbol<\/a> of the United States&#8217; unwavering \u2064support for\u2062 its Eastern \u200bEuropean ally.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s\u2062 presence in Kyiv is\u2062 not only a show of solidarity but also an opportunity for America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disengagement-with-chinese-regime-will-continue-globally-mike-pompeo\/\" title=\"Disengagement With Chinese Regime Will Continue Globally: Mike Pompeo\">top diplomat<\/a> to assess Ukraine&#8217;s counteroffensive against Russian\u200d forces. \u2062After months of stalled \u200dprogress, there is hope\u200d that a breakthrough may \u200bbe on the horizon.<\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Lawmakers and Ukraine&#8217;s Uphill \u200dBattle<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers in the United States return to Capitol Hill with a ticking clock and a hefty to-do list. \u200dMeanwhile, Secretary Blinken&#8217;s visit to Ukraine highlights the critical nature of the situation. Allies of Ukraine have expressed their \u2064pessimism regarding the country&#8217;s chances of expelling Russia from its land. Additionally, \u200bU.S. lawmakers and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-makes-unannounced-visit-to-kyiv-hours-after-russian-missile-strike\/\" title=\"Blinken's surprise visit to Kyiv follows Russian missile attack.\">potential 2024 \u200cpresidential candidates<\/a> have voiced their discontent with the amount \u200dof aid provided to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063these challenges,\u200b Blinken&#8217;s visit aims to demonstrate America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-affirms-military-support-for-ukraine-ahead-of-putin-meeting\/\" title=\"Biden Affirms Military Support For Ukraine Ahead Of Putin Meeting\">unwavering commitment<\/a> to Ukraine as the 18-month-old \u2063war continues \u2063with no \u200cend in sight. A senior State Department official\u200d emphasized \u200dthe importance of aligning with Ukraine on the operational strategies of its forces\u2064 during the ongoing counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus on Air Defense and Future Prospects<\/h3>\n<p>During\u200c his meetings with Ukrainian military leaders, \u200bBlinken will prioritize discussions on air\u200d defense, a \u2062crucial aspect of Ukraine&#8217;s defense \u200cstrategy. However, it is important to note that the highly-anticipated F-16s, which the U.S. has approved \u2062for Ukraine, are not expected to be operational in the war until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>As Blinken&#8217;s \u2062visit unfolds, reports\u200d suggest that Russia is engaged in negotiations with \u200dNorth Korea for weapons, adding\u200b another layer of\u2062 complexity to \u2063the\u200b already tense situation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2064 to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s aggression. Secretary Blinken&#8217;s timely arrival in Kyiv demonstrates unwavering US support for Ukraine amidst the recent missile attack. This visit also allows him to evaluate Ukraine&#8217;s counteroffensive against Russia, reinforcing America&#8217;s commitment to its Eastern European ally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2023054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}