Kyiv articles
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Antony Blinken plays Rockin’ in the Free World in Kyiv bar – video
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, performed Neil Young's 1989 Rockin' in the Free World at a bar in Kyiv during a visit on Wednesday night. He was called on stage by the frontman of Ukrainian rock group 19.99, before he played guitar. Young's song was written in 1989 after he was denied an opportunity to perform in the Soviet Union and was released as the Berlin Wall came down. The song choice underscored Blinken's support for Ukraine as Russia steps up attacks on the city of...
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Secretary Antony Blinken Playing Guitar in Kyiv Bar Sparks Debate
Antony Blinken is getting some heat for his decision to rock out on the guitar at a basement bar during his visit to Kyiv but by the same token, some say he shredded too. The U.S. Secretary of State is in Ukraine's capital to pledge the States'…
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Blinken, in a somber visit to Kyiv, reasserts U.S. support for Ukraine
Even as fierce new clashes erupt, one of Ukraine’s toughest fights these days is taking place off the battlefield: persuading allies that its outgunned, outnumbered army can ultimately prevail, and that billions of dollars in Western military assistance is money well spent. President Volodymyr Zelensky made that case Tuesday to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who was visiting Kyiv for the first time since April’s long-delayed congressional approval of a $61-billion weapons package —...