U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024.Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAntony Blinken gave Ukrainians a performance of "Rockin' in the Free World" at a bar on Tuesday.But his jam session wasn't well-received by all, with some local politicians slamming Blinken.The performance comes as the northeastern Kharkiv comes under renewed attack from Russia.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cut loose after a series of meetings with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday by performing Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" at a bar in Kyiv.The four-and-a-half-minute performance received mixed reviews in Ukraine, with several local politicians panning Blinken's guitar rock-out as insensitive amid a renewed Russian offensive in Kharkiv.Blinken sat among an entourage of officials in the Barman Dictat, a hot spot in the capital, before the Ukrainian band 19.99 invited him onstage as a "biggest friend of Ukraine."Slinging a crimson electric guitar onto his shoulder, Blinken told the crowd he knew they were facing a "really, really difficult time.""Your soldiers, your citizens, particularly in the northeast, in Kharkiv, are suffering tremendously," he said.
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