US secretary of state and Britain’s foreign secretary in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian leaders – Europe live
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, have arrived in Kyiv today for talks with Ukrainian leaders.
Ukraine has been pushing its partners to speed up assistance and to allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons deep inside Russia.
Ahead of the trip, Blinken and Lammy raised concerns about Russia receiving ballistic missiles from Iran,.
“Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security,” Blinken said.
Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles in direct support of Russia’s war against Ukraine is a threat to European and global security. Today, @StateDept and @USTreasury are imposing sanctions on individuals and entities supporting such activities.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) September 11, 2024
Iran’s export and Russia’s procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles is a further escalation in support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) September 10, 2024
With our international partners we have taken significant steps to respond to this direct threat to European security.…
