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Peter Dickinson: What next for US-Ukraine ties?

By Peter Dickinson.

Published May 12, 2021. Updated May 12 at 4:26 am

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Head of the Independent Ukrainian Church Metropolitan Epiphanius (C) visit the Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral (St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral) in Kiev, on May 6, 2021. - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off his visit to Ukraine on May 6 by reaffirming Washington's commitment to supporting Kiev's sovereignty and territorial integrity following a massive troop buildup by Russia. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / POOL / AFP)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on May 6 in what was widely touted as a show of support designed to underline ongoing US backing for Ukraine amid fears over a possible escalation in the country’s seven-year war with Russia.