{"id":2023212,"date":"2023-09-06T09:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:59:02","slug":"blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken visits Ukraine to meet Zelensky amidst ongoing war with Russia."},"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\">22<\/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-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on%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=2023212&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 \u200bof State Antony Blinken&#8217;s Surprise\u200b Visit\u200b to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antony Blinken<\/a> made another \u2063surprise visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> on Wednesday to meet with Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr\u200c Zelensky<\/a> as the country\u2019s war with Russia drags\u200b on.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u200cZelensky, Blinken will meet \u200bwith Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in\u2064 Kyiv. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-blinkens-travel-to-ukraine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a>  that the purpose of the trip is to \u201cdemonstrate the United States\u2019 unwavering commitment\u2062 to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">territorial integrity<\/a>, and democracy, \u2063especially in the \u200bface of Russia\u2019s aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The visit\u2064 comes as Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/03\/world\/europe\/zelensky-ukraine-defense-minister.html#:~:text=Mr.%20Zelensky%20said%20in%20a,of%20Ukraine%27s%20State%20Property%20Fund.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replaced<\/a> Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve more American funding for Ukraine. Reznikov was removed amid allegations of corruption within the Ukrainian military, which has received billions of dollars in aid from \u200dthe U.S. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-failed-to-track-all-military-aid-to-ukraine-as-criminal-gangs-stole-guns-ammo-from-frontlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nasa-administrator-makes-stunning-claim-about-alien-life\/\" title=\"Former NASA Administrator Makes Stunning Claim About Alien Life\">recently released report<\/a><\/span><\/a>  from the Department of Defense showed that criminal gangs were \u200blikely\u2062 taking military equipment and weapons from the front lines, some of which may have been sent by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReturned to Kyiv \u2064today to meet with our Ukrainian \u2063partners to discuss their ongoing counteroffensive, future assistance and reconstruction efforts, \u200cand \u200dabove \u2064all, to reinforce\u2064 the unwavering U.S. commitment to Ukraine,\u201d Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1699364627216310384?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to \u2062X.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken will discuss Ukraine\u2019s counteroffensive against\u2063 Russia and Ukraine\u2019s energy, security, and humanitarian needs, according to the State Department.\u2064 He will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/09\/06\/blinken-ukraine-kyiv-war-visits\/#:~:text=The%20two%2Dday%20trip%20is,his%20sixth%20since%20taking%20office.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reportedly<\/span><\/a>  announce an additional $1 billion in American support to Ukraine. According to the Washington Post, Blinken has repeatedly worked to shoot\u2063 down support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-returns-to-ukraine-to-meet-with-zelensky-as-war-with-russia-drags-on\/\" title=\"Blinken visits Ukraine to meet Zelensky amidst ongoing war with Russia.\">negotiated cease-fire agreements<\/a> between Russia and \u2063Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs, not only to succeed in\u200c the counteroffensive, but has what it needs \u200dfor the long term, to make sure that it \u2064has a strong \u2064deterrent,\u201d Blinken said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges in Securing \u200dFunding for Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>Biden\u2019s request for another $24 billion in military and economic aid may face \u200can uphill battle in the House of Representatives as some Republicans have voiced concerns over \u2064the amount of\u200c money already allocated to Ukraine and the spending\u2019s impact on inflation and the national\u2063 debt.<\/p>\n<p>The House Freedom \u2063Caucus has already <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4162189-freedom-caucus-policy-conditions-stopgap-government-funding-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it will \u201coppose any blank check for\u2064 Ukraine in any supplemental \u2064appropriations bill\u201d as a battle over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-ban-on-trans-athletes-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"House Passes Ban on Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports\">government funding looms<\/a> before Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the\u2064 Senate, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burgessev\/status\/1697640789071855742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has said<\/a> \u200c that she would oppose a move \u200bto separate federal funding for disaster relief at home from funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1693504018745000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1RMMjCvCBOBYdpkw5O_njE\">CLICK HERE\u200d TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unexpected visit to Ukraine, meeting with President Zelensky amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. Blinken will also hold discussions with Prime Minister Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Kuleba in Kyiv. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2023213,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2023212","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\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}