Without a doubt, there has been a cost in the “months-long delay in getting the supplementary budget request approved and the equipment sent out to Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News on May 12. Despite the setbacks, Blinken also said he believes Ukraine can “hold the line in the east,” as Russian troops launched a new offensive operation targeting Kharkiv Oblast earlier on May 10. “I’m convinced Ukraine can effectively hold the line in the east,” Blinken said during a televised interview. “It can continue to press the advantages achieved for itself in the Black Sea,…