Blinken’s Ukraine trip sends careful message of progress and peril: ANALYSIS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine to send a message of progress and peril. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fourth visit to Ukraine since the war began was designed to convey unwavering American support for the invaded nation -- but that message was at times overshadowed by devastating human costs of the war and the ever-present danger that Western aid may not be enough. Like all trips into Ukraine by senior government officials, Blinken's journey this week was a feat of painstaking planning, with the details of his Travel closely guarded to prevent amplifying the inherent risk of entering a warzone. Blinken made the trip into Kyiv by train from Poland, a trek that took all night. Then, when he finally reached the terminus of the extraordinary journey, the secretary visited a place that feels entirely ordinary to most Americans -- making a quick stop at McDonald's with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba. Of course, sitting down at the chain's...