US Defense Minister Austin arrives in Kiev on unannounced visit, assures Zelensky of military assistance

Kyiv: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is on an unannounced visit to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Austin arrived in Kiev on Monday on an unannounced visit, hours after the Russian drone attack. The visit comes at a time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western partners to continue providing military support for the war.

Austin said on the social media platform X that his fourth visit shows that the United States as well as the international community stands with Ukraine. Zelensky is urging Western allies to support his so-called victory plan to end the nearly three-year war.

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It is Europe's largest conflict since World War II and has cost thousands of lives on both sides. He said in a video address on Sunday evening that France, Lithuania, the Nordic countries and several other allies in the EU supported his plan. However, the most important country is the US, which is Ukraine's largest military supplier. The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired three missiles and 116 Shahed drones into Ukraine on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

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Let us tell you that there is a war going on between Russia and Ukraine for more than two and a half years. Every possible effort is underway for a ceasefire. But both the countries are adamant on their insistence and conditions. Despite all the efforts of the United Nations countries, the efforts for peace talks are not succeeding at present. (with agency input)