US affirms support for Ukraine

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 07 May 2021 by Alex Teddy
On May 6 the US Secretary of State made a speech in Kyiv calling upon Russian to end its ''aggression.'' Blinken warned that Russia has now withdrawn all the troops that it massed at Ukraine's border. NATO confirmed Blinken's assessment. The US has allotted USD 408 million in military aid for Ukraine in 2021. Zelensky invited Biden to visit Ukraine. Blinken said that Ukraine must improve on good governance. The US is worried about the firing of the head of Nafotgaz. Blinken pressed Zelensky to tackle corruption. State owned companies are often plundered and it is suspected that judges are appointed on a partisan basis.The G7 lambasted Russia's Ukraine policy on May 6.

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