Ukraine's President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy attends a news conference at a
metro station, as Russia's attack on
Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April
23, 2022.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will
visit Kyiv on Sunday, Ukraine President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"Tomorrow, the American officials are
coming to visit us. I will meet the defense
secretary [Lloyd Austin] and Atony
Blinken," Zelenskyy told reporters
Saturday, in what would be the first
official visit by U.S. government officials
since Russia invaded Ukraine on February24.
aThere has been no immediate
confirmation of the trip from U.S. officials.
British officials said Saturday that Russian
troops haven't gained significant new
ground despite announcing a renewed
offensive along the eastern front, while
Ukraine has declared a nationwide curfew
ahead of Orthodox Easter on Sunday.
Ukraine said Russian forces obstructed
attempts to evacuate civilians from the
besieged port city of Mariupol.
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