U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken may come to Ukraine with a working visit in May amid Russia's provocative actions near Ukrainian borders, CNN reports with a reference to a Ukrainian government source close to the ongoing negotiations.
The White House is hammering out the details of an increasingly likely European summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could happen as soon as early summer, according to sources familiar with the planning.The planning comes as the Biden administration is preparing to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine next month, according to a Ukrainian government source close to the ongoing negotiations.
"Blinken's visit to Ukraine will be one opportunity to discuss a potential Biden-Zelensky meeting while the US President is in Europe this summer, said the Ukrainian government source. The secretary of state has already spoken to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, several times since taking office, including earlier this month at a meeting in Brussels.," the message reads.
It is noted that Biden administration’s deployment of its most senior diplomat to Ukraine in the weeks before a potential summit between Putin and Biden would send a clear signal that Washington stands with the Eastern European nation and values it as an ally.