Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine for first time since start of war

Joe Biden visited Kiev on Monday for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started on February 24, 2022.

Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky and announced another $500 million in aid to Ukraine. The new package will include more military equipment. Zelensky added that the agreement would also include long-range weapons and new weaponry not previously supplied.

Biden's visit comes at a key moment in the conflict, on the eve of the first anniversary of the conflict and ahead of Russia's expected launch of a new offensive. Due to this, the United States and other Western countries have accelerated the shipment of weapons, tanks, and ammunition to Ukraine in the hope of preventing a Russian victory. President Biden expressed how proud he is of Ukraine's resistance to the invasion:

President Joe Biden will travel to Europe this week coinciding with the anniversary of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He will publically declare that the United States will support Kiev until the end of the conflict. Originally, he planned to start his trip in Poland, but Biden eventually changed his schedule to visit Ukraine first.

After he visits Ukraine, Joe Biden will resume his original agenda by visiting Poland, as confirmed by the White House in a statement released on Monday.