US secretary of state expected to announce initial package of military aid for Kyiv of up to $200m
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The US secretary of state, Anthony Blinken, has arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit that is his first for a year to the Ukrainian capital.
He is expected to announce a new package of US assistance of $175m-$200m during the two-day visit, AP reported, with a larger package worth a total of more than $1bn expected later this week, according to a senior state department official.
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