Russia Ukraine War News Updates: Top US Senate Republican meets Zelenskiy; Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east

Russia Ukraine War: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, delivering the latest show of American solidarity with the country at war with Russia. “Our delegation reaffirmed to President Zelenskyy that the United States stands squarely behind Ukraine and will sustain our support until Ukraine wins this war,” McConnell said, according to news agency Reuters.

Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday. This could prove a serious setback for Moscow’s plans to capture the entire Donbas region. Russian forces have focused much of their firepower on the Donbas in a “second phase” of their invasion that was announced on April 19, after they failed to reach the capital Kyiv from the north in the early weeks of the war.

After meeting in the Baltic Sea resort of Weissenhaus, senior diplomats from Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United States and the European Union pledged to continue their military and defence assistance to Ukraine for "as long as necessary".

They would also tackle what they described as Russian misinformation aimed at blaming the West for food supply issues around the world due to economic sanctions on Moscow. They urged China not to assist Moscow or justify Russia's war, according to a joint statement.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Greece's foreign minister said that the country fully supports Sweden's and Finland's plans to join NATO.

"Greece has excellent relations with these two countries, which are also members of the European Union," Nikos Dendias said in Berlin where he will attend an informal meeting of NATO ministers. "The Greek side has a very clear stance (on the matter), we are ready to welcome Sweden and Finland to the NATO family, we believe they have much to offer," he added.

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