Trip would be the highest-level visit by White House officials since the conflict began
A priest gives blessings to members of the congregation observing Orthodox Easter at the St Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 24 2022. Picture: ALEXEY FURMAN/GETTY IMAGES
As Christians in Ukraine marked Orthodox Easter on Sunday, there was no end in sight to a war that has killed thousands of people, uprooted millions more and reduced cities to rubble. He had earlier said talks with his US visitors would cover the “powerful, heavy weapons” Ukraine needed to retake territory and the pace of deliveries. He did not specify what equipment he would ask for.
As the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine begins to unfold, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says 18 US howitzers to bolster Ukraine’s defence will be transported “very soon”. Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Zelensky, said troops in the giant Azovstal steel complex were attempting counterattacks. More than 1,000 civilians are also in the plant, Ukraine says.
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