US Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted the "good progress" Ukraine has made in its counteroffensive, as he met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv on Wednesday.

In brief remarks at the foreign ministry, Kuleba said he was “looking forward to a productive, result-oriented conversation with you [Blinken].”

Blinken said that on his third visit since the Russian invasion, he was again “struck by the extraordinary bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian forces, Ukraine's leadership."

"And I'm here, first and foremost, to demonstrate our ongoing and determined support for Ukraine as it deals with this aggression," he said.

“We've seen good progress in the counteroffensive, which is very heartening. We want to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs not only to succeed in the counteroffensive, but it has what it needs for the long term, to make sure that it has a strong deterrent, a strong defense capacity, so that in the future, aggressions like this don't happen again," Blinken added.

He said: “We're also determined to continue to work with our partners as they build and rebuild a strong economy, a strong democracy.”