The diplomatic mission left the capital of Ukraine one of the first on the eve of the war.
The United States plans to return the embassy to Kyiv in the near future, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a briefing in Berlin.
“Our partnership with the people of Ukraine is also lasting. American diplomats returned to Ukraine after several weeks of work from Poland. We are reopening our embassy in Kyiv – we are taking all necessary measures, but this work is continuing – and we will resume work very soon, “he told reporters.
He recalled that President Joe Biden had recently nominated Bridget Brink to the post of the next US Ambassador to Ukraine.
“She is an outstanding veteran diplomat. We hope that the Senate will confirm it quickly, just as we hope that Congress will quickly pass a bill on additional funding of $ 40 billion to ensure that our ability to help Ukraine is not interrupted, “said Blinken. >
The Secretary of State added that during the morning meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, he conveyed “unshakable US loyalty to Ukraine.”
It will be recalled that a week ago Christina Quinn and some other American diplomats. The embassy is likely to return to Kyiv in late May.
