evidence: Blinken in Ukraine to offer 'strong reassurance' as US weapons reach front line US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Ukraine as weapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line. [...] Mr Blinken will deliver a message of "strong reassurance" to the Ukrainians "in a difficult moment", a US official said. This will include talks on helping the country take back the military "initiative", said the official.