Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha to discuss battlefield updates, including incoming U.S. security assistance and budgetary assistance packages. The Secretary expressed his condolences for lives impacted in Russia’s massive November 27-28 missile barrage against critical energy infrastructure, and expressed full U.S. support for additional protections and countermeasures as winter approaches. He briefed the Foreign Minister on U.S. goals for sustainable support for Ukraine, to be discussed at upcoming diplomatic engagements with NATO and through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The Secretary reiterated the United States’ enduring commitment to a sovereign and democratic Ukraine, and support for just and lasting peace on the basis of the United Nations Charter.
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