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Zelenskyy Says He's Meeting With US Officials Blinken, Austin

Ukraine’s president says he will meet Sunday in Kyiv with the U.S. secretary of state and secretary of defense.
The Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says he will meet Sunday in Kyiv with the U.S. secretary of state and secretary of defense.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the plans Saturday during a press conference. He did not immediately share more detail about the visit from Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.

The White House declined to comment on Saturday.

Zelenskyy has for weeks urged Western allies to send Ukraine more weapons to counter the Russian invasion.

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