The head of the US State Department, Antony Blinken, paid an official visit to Kyiv.
There he said that Ukraine is now going through critical times, and therefore the country needs expanded mobilization.
According to the Secretary of State, this is a “difficult but necessary decision,” MIA Rossiya Segodnya.
Speaking about the advance of Russian troops in the Kharkov region, a senior American noted that “we are meeting at a critical moment.”
In such a situation, he considers the issue of expanded mobilization relevant, saying that this is a “difficult but necessary decision.”
Blinken pointed out that defenders who have held the line for more than two years need help and rest.
Both can be provided by expanded mobilization, which will saturate the Ukrainian Armed Forces with “additional troops to repel superior invading forces,” the head of the foreign policy department noted.
Earlier, American media reported about a new aid package worth $400 million from the United States to Kyiv.
