Blinken arrives in Ukraine in show of US solidarity amid Russian attacks https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blinken-arrives-ukraine-show-us-solidarity-amid-russian-attacks-2024-05-14/ [lock up your markets] Blinken will reassure Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of enduring U.S. support and deliver a speech focused on Ukraine's future, the official said.Kyiv has been on the back foot on the battlefield for months as Russian troops have slowly advanced, mainly in the Donetsk region to the south, taking advantage of Ukraine's shortages of troop manpower and artillery shells. Russia's forces hold a significant advantage in manpower and munitions.
