Watch: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plays guitar during Ukraine visit

Blinken is the first senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine after U.S. Congress last month passed a $61 billion military aid package following a delay of several months during which Russia gained advantage on the battlefield.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, performs "Rockin' in the Free World" with members of The 1999 band at the Barman Dictat bar in Kyiv. (AP Photo)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an appearance at a night club in Kyiv on Tuesday, where he not only addressed the crowd but also showcased his musical talents.

Before strapping on a red guitar and playing a song, Blinken said, “Your soldiers, your citizens – particularly in the northeast, in Kharkiv – are suffering tremendously. But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you and they’re fighting not just for a free Ukraine, but for the free world. And the free world is with you, too.”

Blinken is the first senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine after U.S. Congress last month passed a billion military aid package following a delay of several months during which Russia gained advantage on the battlefield. (Reuters Photo)

He later joined the band 19.99 on stage at Barman Dictat in the capital city and they played Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World. The band was followed by a group of Ukrainian veterans who played wearing military fatigues.

Blinken is the first senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine after U.S. Congress last month passed a $61 billion military aid package following a delay of several months during which Russia gained advantage on the battlefield.

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The US Secretary of State arrived in Kyiv by train early on Tuesday morning on the previously undisclosed visit, which comes days after Russia launched a ground incursion into the north of the region of Kharkiv, opening a new front and stretching Ukraine’s soldiers.

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