Kyiv waiting for visit of 'Ukraine's main partners' today - deputy foreign minister

Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk has said that "Ukraine's main partners" are planning to visit Kyiv today.

According to Ukrinform, Melnyk said this on Ukrainian television, commenting on the presenter's assumption about the arrival of high-ranking U.S. officials in Kyiv.

"Let's keep this intrigue for now and not rush ahead. I hope that the surprise that is being prepared will work out. After all, it is important for us that ahead of the first anniversary of the large-scale aggression, we will feel and see not only support in words, not only the solidarity that we saw, but also even greater assistance and the presence of our important main partners in Kyiv. Let's wait, there is not much time left," he said.

Earlier media reports said that a number of streets had been closed to traffic in downtown Kyiv.