Kuleba and Blinken visit a Kyiv McDonald's — photos

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited a McDonald's in central Kyiv on Sept. 6. Several photos of the meeting were published by Reuters.

Kuleba ordered a cherry McPie, while Blinken opted for a staple — French fries. Kuleba recalled that at the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, McDonald's had stopped operating in Ukraine, which was a "very bad signal." Back then, Kuleba had called Blinken to inform him about the fast-food situation. According to Kuleba, after that phone call, the McDonald's chain gradually resumed work in Ukraine.

During the meal, Kuleba also shared some memories from his student years with his U.S. counterpart.

“When I was a student, my best hangover meal was at McDonald's,” Kuleba reminisced.

“I would get a double cheeseburger and a large Coke.”

Blinken responded, "I'm sure that happened very rarely."

C-SPAN also provided video footage of the meeting.

Blinken arrived in Ukraine on an official two-day visit earlier on Sept. 6.

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During his visit, Blinken paid tribute to the fallen defenders of Ukraine at the Berkovets cemetery in Kyiv and announced a $1 billion package of U.S. military and financial aid to Ukraine.

This is the third visit of the U.S. State Department head to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February 2022.

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