relations

8 May, 2021 12:02
Antony Blinken and his ‘rapid test’ for Ukraine

The official visit of the US Secretary of State to Kyiv can be taken as a ‘rapid diagnostic test’, or a geopolitical ‘biopsy’, so to speak. Antony Blinken clearly acted as a seasoned professional examining Ukraine to see if it lives up to the status  of the US ‘strategic partner’; his talks with the Ukrainian government officials were set to help Washington to work out the US strategy for relations with Kyiv.