- US President made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to meet with President in Kyiv
- To avoid escalating the conflict the White House notified the Russians hours before the trip.
- Biden’s visit is a rarity as US Presidents typically do not fly into conflict zones where America or its allies does not own airspace.
- the US President expressed his support for Ukraine in their war with Russia.
US President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. And it turns out that to avoid escalating the conflict further, the White House notified the Russians hours before Biden’s trip to Europe.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said: “We did notify the Russians that President Biden will be traveling to Kyiv. We did so some hours before his departure for deconfliction purposes.”
Biden’s surprise visit is a rarity as US Presidents typically do not fly into conflict zones where America or its allies does not own airspace. Because the US and Russia have nuclear missiles, the White House alerted the Russians to avoid any attacks that could trigger an event like World War 3.
Biden met with Zelensky in the capital city of Kyiv as the US President expressed his support for Ukraine in their war with Russia. The visit comes a mere days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to the White House, Biden is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on a planned two-day visit starting on Tuesday. Though Biden made it safely to Ukraine, not everyone was pleased with the visit.
