Blinken, Kuleba discuss return of U.S. diplomats to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday, April 30, following their April 24 meeting in Kyiv.

The Department of State said this in a press release, according to Ukrinform.

Blinken emphasized the United States' robust support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's brutal aggression, the statement said.

The Secretary provided an update on plans for U.S. diplomats to return to Ukraine, including initial visits to Lviv this week and plans to return to Kyiv as soon as possible.

Blinken and Kuleba also discussed the U.S. presidential administration's April 28 request to Congress for $33 billion in security, economic, and humanitarian aid to empower Ukraine "to defeat the Kremlin's unconscionable war."

Earlier, Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine on April 24 and met with the country's state and military leadership.