Blinken says US aid is going to Ukraine at a challenging time

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky during a trip to Kiev on Tuesday that additional US aid is under way.

We know this is a challenging time. But we also know that in the near term aid is now on the way, part of it has already arrived and more will come”, Blinken said.

And this will make a real difference against continued Russian aggression in the field of battle”.

Blinken's trip is the first of a senior American official since Congress approved a $61 billion bailout package last month. Outgoing Kiev troops are fighting a new Russian offensive in the northeast, as well as attacks to the east, Reuters writes.