KYIV – On January 31, U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visited Kyiv on January 31, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to travel to Ukraine since the House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump.
During his visit, Mr. Pompeo met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Foreign Affairs Minister Vadym Prystaiko and Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodnyuk to “underscore the United States’ strong support for Ukraine and the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration,” according to the Department of State. The secretary of state also met with Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, civil society activists and business leaders, and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony to honor those who have fallen in the Russian-Ukrainian war in the Donbas region while defending their homeland.