WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials following last week’s U.S. presidential election and back of Donald Trump at the White House in January.

The State Department will hold discussions Wednesday in Brussels on how to boost support for Ukraine, as President-elect Trump suggested that U.S. military assistance to the country battling a Russian invasion could be severely reduced after its entry into office.

After less than a day in Brussels, Blinken will fly to Peru and Brazil to join outgoing President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies.