Fries and pie: Top US diplomat, Ukraine minister seize a chew at McDonald’s in Kyiv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an sudden go to to Kyiv, his fourth since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and stopped at a McDonald’s together with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba after he bought a yearning for fries.

“I think I have a real interest in getting some French fries,” Blinken advised Kuleba, reported information company AFP.

After ordering a aspect of crispy, golden McDonald’s fries and a cherry pie, Blinken and Kuleba sat down and shared a meal.

According to The Hill, the duo traded tales from their time as school college students and agreed that quick meals was doubtless towards their docs’ suggestions.

“When I was a student, my best hangover food was to go to McDonald’s,” Kuleba advised Blinken, including he would order a double cheeseburger and “big Coke.”

“I’m sure that was very rare,” Blinken quipped, including “That never happened to me.”

Kuleba thanked him for ‘serving to McDonald’s again’ to Ukraine after a number of Western corporations left following Russia’s full-scale invasion final yr.

After grabbing a fast chew, Blinken advised reporters, “I thought it was appropriate to make sure that we celebrated with some french fries and cherry pie.”

McDonald’s had introduced its exit from the Russian market shortly after the invasion started in February 2022.

Earlier, Blinken reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US would ‘maximise’ its assist efforts as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive towards Russian troops within the east and south.

Edited By:

Devika Bhattacharya

Published On:

Sep 7, 2023