To sell the agreement to Ukraine and Poland, Derek Chollet, State Department counselor, will meet with officials in Kyiv today and in Warsaw tomorrow

. His mission’s goal is to discuss “our shared concerns about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and energy security,” the State Department says. A top advisor to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chollet has the rank of Under Secretary of State. The goal is to get President Zelenskiy on board prior to his visit to the White House, expected for August.