US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken assured a senior Ukrainian official on Monday that Washington’s support for Kiev will continue, especially in the winter, when new Russian strikes on essential infrastructure are expected.

Anthony Blinken met with Andrii Yermak, the general secretary of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a short stay in Washington after allowing after his new tour of the Middle East and before going to the summit with the other countries of the Asia-Pacific region, at the APEC Forum in San Francisco.

While the world’s attention is currently focused on the Israel/Hamas war, President Joe Biden says billions of dollars in US aid to Ukraine will continue so the country can continue its fight against its invasion. of Russia, despite the opposition of some Republicans.

“In all our discussions with the Ukrainian government, we insist that we will continue to stand by their side,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

Anthony Blinken discussed with Andriy Germak “steps we can take together with Ukraine to strengthen its infrastructure ahead of the coming winter,” Matthew Miller told accredited editors.

“Of course we found out last winter that Russia tried to destroy energy infrastructure in Ukraine. He may well try again,” he added.

The US government is the main supplier of military hardware to Kiev, having made tens of billions of dollars worth of weaponry available since the Russian military invaded Ukrainian territory in February 2022.

Democratic President Joe Biden, in an effort to secure consensus, decided to combine his request for new military aid to Ukraine (more than $61 billion) with that intended for Israel (14 billion), but Republicans in House of Representatives defy them.

Andriy Germak said via X (the former Twitter) that he thanked Anthony Blinken for the support of the USA.

The official also added that Ukrainians were “moved” by the way the US Secretary of State’s children were dressed when they went to a presidential party.

Anthony Blinken’s son attended a White House Halloween event in a khaki outfit, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky usually wears, while his daughter was dressed in the colors of Ukraine’s flag, yellow and blue.