'You can't come to us empty-handed today':
Zelensky tells Anthony Blinken and Lloyd
Austin in visit to Ukraine that he needs
'specific weapons' from the US
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/24/2022 9:01:17 PM
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense are making a secret visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky as he calls for more powerful weapons to fight Russian forces. Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin met with Zelensky in Ukraine on Sunday—13 days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won plaudits for flying to the war-torn nation and walking the streets of Kyiv with Zelensky. Joe Biden has made no such-attempt to show solidarity with his own in-person visit, and his press secretary Jen Psaki has said there are no plans for the 79 year-old to travel there.
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The U.S. secretaries of state and defense are making a secret visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky as he calls for more powerful weapons to fight Russian forces. Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin met with Zelensky in Ukraine on Sunday—13 days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won plaudits for flying to the war-torn nation and walking the streets of Kyiv with Zelensky.
Joe Biden has made no such-attempt to show solidarity with his own in-person visit, and his press secretary Jen Psaki has said there are no plans for the 79 year-old to travel there.
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Don't forget how much money we've handed to children of your politicians, says the crook with the ace up his sleeve. Meanwhile, if they want someone to walk the streets, shouldn't USA send the celebrated Kamala Harris?