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President Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine [1]

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Date: 2023-02-20  

President Joe Biden with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv. Feb 20, 2023

President Joe Biden slipped away from a previously announced visit to Poland on Monday and made a surprise visit to Ukraine, and walked through the streets Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Coming just four days before the anniversary of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, Biden’s visit to Kyiv was a powerful demonstration of America’s ongoing support for Ukraine.

As The Washington Post reports, air raid sirens blared as Biden and Zelenskyy viewed St. Michael’s Monastery and the Mariinskyi Palace. The visit also included meetings between Zelenskyy and Biden in the presidential offices.

Biden has not previously visited Ukraine due to security concerns. Several blocks of Kyiv were cleared on Sunday evening, apparently in anticipation of Biden’s visit. Other leaders who have visited Kyiv have boarded a train in Poland and reached the city by rail out of concerns over the safety of flying to a local airport. It’s not currently known if President Biden followed the same route or how long he will remain in Kyiv.

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