The most rocking Blinken performs a Neil Young song guitar in hand in a bar in kyiv to support Ukraine
The Secretary of the US Department of State, Anthony Blinkenvisited kyiv by surprise this Tuesday with the objective of reaffirming Washington’s support for Ukrainejust three days after the approval of a new batch of military aid in the framework of the Russian invasion of the country.
But Blinken, a well-known rock lover, wanted to go a little further and surprised everyone when, red guitar in hand, He was encouraged to play and sing in a bar in kyiv the known Rockin’ in the Free World (Rockanrolling in a free world), a Neil Young themereleased in 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
“Your soldiers, your citizens are suffering tremendously. But they need to know that America is with them, much of the world is with them, and they are fighting. “Not only for a free Ukraine, but for a free world,” he said to those present at the venue to encourage Ukrainians before playing with a group of war veterans.
The head of American diplomacy met with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskywith the prime minister, Denis Shmigaland with the Foreign Minister, Dimitro Kuleba. With them, he addressed updates on the battlefield, the impact of new economic and security aid, and other commitments, as well as ongoing work to boost economic recovery.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, approved this Friday a new batch of military aid for Ukraine worth 400 million of dollars (370 million euros) covered by the directive that allows it to direct this type of aid with only prior notification to Congress.
