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    In wartime Ukraine, Blinken must make case for US commitment despite sagging support at home

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Sep 06, 2023 5 minutes
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal shake hands prior to their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Kyiv on Sept. 6, 2023.

    With U.S. public support for the war in Ukraine sagging as the battle to eject Russian forces moves slowly, America's top diplomat is on a drama-filled mission to reassure doubters and shore up a united front.

    In an unannounced trip to Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday acknowledged the critical moment facing Ukraine in fighting Russia and in building a postwar future. But he said he had "tremendous confidence" that the stakes were too high for Ukraine to fail.

    As if to underscore the persistent danger, Russian shelling of a market in the eastern city of Kostiantynivka killed at least 16 people Wednesday and wounded more than two dozen others, Ukrainian officials said. The Associated Press said its reporters on the scene saw bodies covered by blankets

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