{"id":2023577,"date":"2023-09-06T15:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-and-ukraine-counterpart-joke-about-hangovers-during-mcdonalds-meal\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:35:35","slug":"blinken-and-ukraine-counterpart-joke-about-hangovers-during-mcdonalds-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-and-ukraine-counterpart-joke-about-hangovers-during-mcdonalds-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken and Ukraine counterpart share hangover jokes over McDonald&#8217;s meal."},"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\">20<\/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-and-ukraine-counterpart-joke-about-hangovers-during-mcdonalds-meal%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=2023577&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\u2064 Antony Blinken&#8217;s Unannounced Visit to Kyiv<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u200d made a surprise two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-tells-illegal-migrants-do-not-come\/\" title=\"VP Harris Tells Illegal Migrants: 'Do Not Come'\">-day visit<\/a> to Kyiv, where he joined Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for a meal at McDonald&#8217;s. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-and-ukraine-counterpart-joke-about-hangovers-during-mcdonalds-meal\/\" title=\"Blinken and Ukraine counterpart share hangover jokes over McDonald's meal.\">casual \u2064setting provided<\/a> an opportunity for \u2063some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewart-accuses-j-k-rowling-of-hidden-anti-semitism-while-ignoring-trevor-noahs-overtly-offensive-comments\/\" title=\"Jon Stewart Accuses J.K. Rowling Of Hidden Anti-Semitism While Ignoring Trevor Noah\u2019s Overtly Offensive Comments\">lighthearted conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;When I was\u2063 a student,\u200b my best hangover food was actually to go to McDonald&#8217;s,\u201d Kuleba shared, taking a bite of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-verdict-breaks-hollywood-i-weep-for-this-country\/\" title=\"Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdict Breaks Hollywood: 'I Weep for This Country'\">cherry pie<\/a>. Blinken chuckled, suggesting \u200dthat it was a &#8220;rare&#8221; choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery rare, of course,\u201d Kuleba replied with a smile. \u201cBut I would go to \u200cMcDonald&#8217;s \u200band buy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wendys-and-mcdonalds-sued-over-misleading-patty-sizes\/\" title=\"Wendy\u2019s and McDonald\u2019s Sued Over \u201cMisleading Patty Sizes\u201d\">double cheeseburger<\/a>, big Coke, and that would be my hangover breakfast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat never happened to me,&#8221; Blinken deadpanned, enjoying his fries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the visit, Blinken&#8217;s role in helping to reopen McDonald&#8217;s restaurants in Ukraine was acknowledged. McDonald&#8217;s had temporarily closed all 850 locations in\u200c Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, but began \u2062reopening some restaurants in Ukraine in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken arrived in Kyiv just hours after Russia launched\u200d a missile \u2062attack on\u200c the city. The\u200c strike hit an outdoor market, resulting in numerous casualties. Despite the ongoing conflict, the \u2063United States remains committed to supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3>Support for Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>The United States is expected to announce $1 billion in funding for Ukraine, with President Joe Biden advocating\u200b for over $20 million in military and humanitarian aid. However, the exact\u2064 amount of approved funding \u2063is still uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>This visit marked Blinken&#8217;s fourth trip to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. In \u200caddition to meeting with \u200bForeign Minister Kuleba, Blinken also held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing,\u2064 Blinken and Kuleba visited the Berkovetske \u200dcemetery in Kyiv to pay \u200btheir respects to fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Blinken emphasized that the United States \u200bstands proudly with Ukraine \u2064as it defends its people and sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba shared a meal at McDonald&#8217;s during Blinken&#8217;s surprise visit to Kyiv. Kuleba reminisced about his college days, mentioning McDonald&#8217;s as his go-to hangover food. 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