KYIV, May 6 – Ukraine must focus on fighting corruption and speeding up economic and institutional reforms that would limit influence of oligarchs in the country, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.

At a joint press conference held after talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday Blinken said the talks focused on institutional reform because there are so many different interests that oppose Ukraine's efforts to reform and fight corruption.