U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to the stage to perform with a Ukrainian band at a bar on Tuesday night during a surprise trip to Kyiv, drawing mixed reactions on social media.
Before performing a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” with Kyiv punk band 19.99, Blinken told his audience that the U.S. would continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia in the ongoing war.
Source: the owners of the bar confirmed this information to Kyiv Independent, as reported by European Pravda
Details: A video posted on social media Tuesday evening shows Blinken singing and playing guitar with other musicians on stage.
Watch the video below:
As you can imagine, some have blasted the Secretary of State … calling the public appearance inappropriate and a waste of American taxpayers’ money.
One critic slammed on X … “Just a quick reminder that you and your family can’t afford rent, gas, and groceries because inflation is out of control and your tax dollars are being spent on things like Secretary of State Tony Blinken playing guitar at a bar in Ukraine.”
Another chimed in … “The Russians are grinding away the Ukrainian military every day and Anthony Blinken is spotted playing guitar in a Kiev bar. You can’t make this up.”
Blinken’s visit to Kyiv was meant to raise the spirits of Ukrainians … promising them billions in military aid as Russia mounts a new offensive in northeast Ukraine, overstretching the Eastern European nation’s resources once again.
Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, as recently approved U.S. aid trickles into the war-torn country.
“If you’re gonna rock out in Kyiv while thousands of civilians flee Kharkiv and the ZSU [Ukrainian army] suffer losses caused in part by US aid delays, you better be seriously going to the mat for #Ukraine now. Otherwise this will age very, very badly,” wrote Jessica Berlin, a nonresident senior fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) think tank, on X, formerly Twitter.
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