Overview
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced trip, the most senior Pentagon officials under President Trump to visit Ukraine.
- They are scheduled to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, senior commanders and lawmakers to review battlefield needs and broader strategy.
- The trip is meant to bolster work on a major technology exchange for drones and autonomous munitions, as the U.S. Army targets buying 1 million drones and Ukraine produces more than 1.5 million FPV units annually.
- Reuters reported, citing Politico, that the talks are also intended to revive stalled peace contacts with Russia, and the Wall Street Journal reported Driscoll is expected to meet Russian officials at a later date.
- The visit follows intensified Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, including heavy attacks on Kyiv and air patrols launched by Poland near the border.