US secretary of state arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit | First Thing

Antony Blinken expected to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy and announce an initial assistance package of up to $200m

• Don't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here

Good morning.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit, his first for a year to the Ukrainian capital.

Tarrio and three lieutenants were convicted in May of charges including seditious conspiracy, a civil-war-era offense of which charges were previously rarely brought but are now levied against members of far-right groups that took part in the attack on the US Capitol.

Prosecutors had originally asked for a 33-year term, and while the judge, Timothy Kelly, did not agree, he said that he did not see any indication that Tarrio was remorseful for what he was convicted of and that there was a strong need to send a signal to others.