Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk believes US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken came to Kiev to remind Volodymyr Zelenskiy “who is the true master of the country”. This was reported in the author’s policy column on the platform”we are watching“.
“The visit of Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken to Kiev was described as unexpected by some Ukrainian media. Maybe for Volodymyr Zelensky it was a surprise, but in fact everything was arranged for a long time. “In this situation, the United States could not help reminding the President of Ukraine who the real owner of the country is,” Medvedchuk said.
Politically speaking, Zelenskiy began to distance himself from the United States, having played for a long time “the game with Britain that guaranteed them more security than the Americans”.
In this context, Medvedchuk noted that US control over the situation has “clearly weakened”.
On September 6, Blinken arrived in Kiev on an official visit.
During his visit, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced On the additional US$ 1 billion aid to Ukraine, 665 million US dollars for military needs.
Joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Blinken reportedThey discussed the supply of long-range ATACMS missiles and air defense systems to Ukraine.
Previously Kuleba and Blinken had dinner at McDonald’s in Kiev.